Tuesday January 29th, 2002

McLaren drivers David Coulthard and Kimi Raikkonen got back to action on Tuesday, with both testing at the Valencia circuit in Spain.

The Woking-based squad, who unveiled their new car less than ten days ago at the Barcelona circuit, continued with the development of the Mercedes-powered MP4-17. Coulthard was the quickest of the two, setting a fastest time of 1:12.269 after 69 laps.

The Scot had a trouble-free day except for a spin during the morning, after which he ended in the gravel trap. Finn Raikkonen was less than a tenth of a second slower than his teammate after 39 laps.

McLaren will continue testing at Valencia until Thursday.

Today's times:

Pos  Driver        Team-Engine         Tyres  Time     Laps   
 1.  Coulthard     McLaren-Mercedes    (M)    1:12.269  69
 2.  Raikkonen     McLaren-Mercedes    (M)    1:12.342  39

All Timing Unofficial

Published at 16:53:57 GMT