On the final day of testing this week, Toro Rosso driver Sebastien Vettel finished top of the time sheets with a quickest lap time of 1:18.213. The young driver was out on slicks and just managed to beat Robert Kubica to the top spot by two tenths of a second.

Nico Rosberg had a good afternoon – also running on slicks, he finished in third spot despite a spectacular engine blow-up mid-afternoon. Michael Schumacher was, again, surprisingly low down the field in fourth place – the German was running on slick tyres but with 2009 levels of downforce.

Unofficial Testing Times at Jerez, Day 3 (8 December 2007)

Pos Driver Team Time Laps
1. Vettel Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1:18.213 100
2. Kubica BMW-Sauber 1:18.410 119
3. Rosberg Williams-Toyota 1:18.796 97
4. M.Schumacher Ferrari 1:19.136 58
5. Nakajima Williams-Toyota 1:19.611 76
6. Glock Toyota 1:19.961 58
7. Massa Ferrari 1:20.000 45
8. Bourdais Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1:20.033 87
9. Trulli Toyota 1:20.229 69
10. Coulthard Red Bull-Renault 1:20.657 72
11. Davidson Super Aguri-Honda 1:20.821 102
12. Sato Super Aguri-Honda 1:21.092 84
13. Asmer BMW-Sauber 1:21.333 80
14. Van der Garde Force India-Ferrari 1:22.321 81
15. Rodriguez Force India-Ferrari 1:22.508 82

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