Teams testing updates in BarcelonaAfter a two-week break, the Formula One world sparks back into life on Monday for the beginning of a three-day test in Spain.
All teams are expected to run at Barcelona's Circuit de Catalunya, scene of the upcoming sellout Spanish
Grand Prix.
Much of the media's focus will be on championship contenders McLaren and Ferrari, who - like most other significant outfits including BMW-Sauber - will trial significant mechanical and bodywork updates following the frantic opening three 'flyaway' rounds in 2007.
We can confirm that McLaren rookie Lewis Hamilton will not test this week as he leaves the duties to Pedro de la Rosa and
Fernando Alonso.
Felipe Massa, meanwhile, will be in action for Ferrari for at least a day, but it is expected that his struggling teammate
Kimi Raikkonen will be given the most cockpit time to get more comfortable with the F2007.
Indeed, we also understand that Finn Raikkonen, 27, has spent some days since finishing third in the recent Bahrain GP working in Ferrari's driver simulator at Maranello.
"We need to concentrate on finding some improvements in the car," Brazil's Massa said ahead of the test.
After celebrating his twenty-sixth birthday in Sao Paulo last week, Massa added: "This is a key moment in the championship, with the top runners all so close in the points."
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