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Testing times from Barcelona

1. COULTHARD Red Bull 1m21.855s

2. HEIDFELD BMW 1m21.955s

3. MASSA Ferrari 1m21.958s

4. ALONSO McLaren 1m22.103s

5. ROSBERG Williams 1m22.271s

6. HAMILTON McLaren 1m22.292s

7. RAIKKONEN Ferrari 1m22.363s

8. MONTAGNY Toyota 1m22.446s

9. FISICHELLA Renault 1m22.758s

10. KOVALAINEN Renault 1m22.783s

11. WEBBER Red Bull 1m22.834s

12. BUTTON Honda 1m23.061s :(

13. BARRICHELLO Honda 1m23.257s

14. WURZ Williams 1m23.271s

15. VETTEL BMW 1m23.571s

16. R SCHUMACHER Toyota 1m23.789s

17. ALBERS Spyker 1m23.947s

18. SATO Super Aguri1m24.568s

19. LIUZZI Toro Rosso 1m26.296s

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Jens expects Honda turnaround

Jenson Button is confident Honda will be able to make the necessary improvements to is RA107 car to “put us in the position that we want to be in” by the first race of the new season in Melbourne.

The Brackley-based squad had another low-key week in 2007’s third group test at Barcelona, with the team’s new car yet to make an impression at the sharp end of the field.

Button’s best lap of the week was a mammoth 1.6s off Felipe Massa’s benchmark time, as he worked on a development programme which included chassis set-up and aero evaluations.

He believes, however, that significant progress was made with the performance of the RA107 at Barcelona and has faith that the team will be in a strong position by the season-opener next month.

"We spent a lot of time this week working on the set-up and balance of the car,” he said.

“We have made some improvements and I believe that we now have a much better understanding of the car and aerodynamics.

“We still have a lot of work to do before the first race and it will be important to make every day count.

“I am confident that we can make the right steps to put us in the position that we want to be in."

Team-mate Rubens Barrichello endured a fairly miserable week of testing; only completing 153 laps in total across the three days at the Circuit de Catalunya.

After stopping twice and going off the circuit once on the first day, the experienced Brazilian’s RA107 suffered an exhaust problem on Wednesday which damaged the car’s bodywork.

He says he is now looking to next week’s Bahrain test to gain a better understanding of where the team stands in comparison to its rivals.

"It has been a mixed week for me as my first day was affected by the rain and then we had the issue with the car today so I haven't been able to cover the laps that we were planning,” he said.

“However Jenson had a better time putting mileage on the car so we could still progress.

“I am now looking forward to the two weeks of testing in the hot weather of Bahrain where we should get a better understanding of how we are progressing compared to the competition."

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Bahrain 24 February 2007

1 F. Alonso 01:30.994 73

2 L. Hamilton 01:31.094 53

3 F. Massa 01:31.718 52

4 K. Räikkönen 01:31.867 100

5 H. Kovalainen 01:32.032 86

6 R. Barrichello 01:32.115 129

7 J. Button 01:32.137 78

8 D. Coulthard 01:32.220 73

9 N. Piquet jr. 01:32.334 102

10 N. Heidfeld 01:32.451 65

11 R. Kubica 01:32.475 95

12 A. Davidson 01:32.553 126

13 F. Montagny 01:32.917 110

14 M. Webber 01:33.034 73

15 J. Trulli 01:33.062 104

16 S. Speed 01:33.255 60

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