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Barcelona Day 3: Hamilton 7th
By Emma Aitken April 17 2008
Hamilton stayed out on grooves today and could only manage seventh while most of the teams who ran faster than him went out on slicks. Alonso came in first when he came out on his first lap on slicks after having spent the morning focusing on set up work. Michael Schumacher was back in a Ferrari today and, also on slicks, finished close behind his old rival.
Force India continued their good form with Adrian Sutil slotting in behind his fellow countryman. He also set his best lap of the day on the slicks. BMW’s Robert Kubica put in 112 laps during today’s testing, more than any other team but a technical problem saw him have a small impact with the barrier and his day finished an hour early. The team are going to analyse the reason for the crash overnight. Nico Rosberg also had a mechanical issue with his Williams but he did manage to complete the team’s planned programme on grooved rubber. Ruebens Barrichello was also on the grooves and put in another solid performance to finish just ahead of Hamilton’s McLaren. Bourdais came out today with Toro Rosso’s new STR3 but Vettel will have to wait to get his turn at the wheel as the Frenchman crashed heavily and damaged the car significantly. Bourdais was unharmed but the car didn’t get off quite so lightly and the team will be unable to run for the remainder of testing this week. Red Bull Racing’s Mark Webber and Toyota’s Jarno Trulli both focused on set up for the Spanish Grand Prix and finished ninth and tenth respectively. 
POSDriverTeamTime
1AlonsoRenault1m18.483s
2SchumacherFerrari1m19.323s
3SutilForce India1m19.424s
4KubicaBMW1m19.785s
5RosbergWiliams1m19.841s
6BarrichelloHonda1m19.920s
7HamiltonMcLaren1m20.591s
8BourdaisToro Rosso1m20.715s
9WebberRed Bull Racing1m20.849s
10TrulliToyota1m20.867s

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