Nico Hulkenberg fastest in Barcelona for Day 2 tests

Williams team was rejoicing that their rookie driver Nico Hulkenberg was the fastest on day two at Barcelona.

The pre-season test saw the young German upstaging home favorite Fernando Alonso in his Ferrari.

Hulkenberg was quoted, “We’ve had a good test here. P1 today is nice but means nothing, to be honest. We’re not in Bahrain yet! It’s positive for the team, and for me, to know what the car can do though. We did a lot of setup work today and have found some interesting things, so I feel ready and confident to go to Bahrain now.”

For Saturday, new drivers will be up for the tests.

Rubens Barrichello replaces Nico Hulkenberg, Jarno Trulli and Timo Glock, for the Lotus and Virgin teams respectively.

Sunday is the last day of testing.

Formula One Barcelona Test, Day Two Results:

1. Nico Hulkenberg, Williams-Cosworth, 1 minute, 20.614 seconds, 99 laps

2. Fernando Alonso, Ferrari, 1:20.637, 134

3. Pedro De La Rosa, BMW Sauber-Ferrari, 1:20.973, 114 laps

4. Tonio Liuzzi, Force India-Mercedes, 1:21.056, 90 laps

5. Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing-Renault, 1:21.258, 125

6. Jaime Alguersuari, Scuderia Toro Rosso-Ferrari, 1:21.571, 104

7. Michael Schumacher, Mercedes GP, 1:21.689, 85

8. Lewis Hamilton, McLaren-Mercedes, 1:22.152, 93

9. Robert Kubica, Renault, 1:24.912, 53

10. Jarno Trulli, Lotus-Cosworth, 1:25.524, 70

11. Timo Glock, Virgin Racing-Cosworth, 1:25.942, 52