By Nikki Reynolds, F1 Editor - Motorsport.com

Six drivers from three teams kicked off the week's test session at Imola on
February 17th and Renault's Fernando Alonso set the best time of the day. It
was a Renault one-two, Alonso's teammate Jarno Trulli in second quickest,
the team over a second ahead of the third placed Sauber of Felipe Massa.

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Both drove an R24 chassis: Alonso's best was 1:20.480 and Trulli just a
couple of tenths behind. The pair worked on set up, suspension and tyres and
Trulli ran the engine intended for Melbourne with no problems.

Massa and Giancarlo Fisichella were the next race-driver duo on track, the
two new Sauber C23s third and fourth respectively. Massa tested brakes and
aerodynamics and Fisichella damper settings and tyres.

Jordan was the third team present, also fielding both race drivers in two
new cars. Nick Heidfeld was fifth on the time sheet and new signing Giorgio
Pantano rounded off the times shaking down the second EJ14 chassis.


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