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Jerez day 2: Badoer fastest despite crash

Badoer's crashed car

Although Luca Badoer crashed his Ferrari right before lunch he set the fastest time on Thursday at Jerez in Spain. Badoer crashed heavily into the tyre barriers and was taken to the medical centre for a check-up as a precaution. After he was released, Badoer reported being 'shaken but ok'.

Van Hooydonk at Jerez

At MF1 Racing Jeffrey van Hooydonk made his Formula One debut. The Belgian driver drove the EJ15B with V10 engine, while Tiago Monteiro got into the EJ15C with a V8 engine.

There were numerous red flags today. Apart from Luca Badoer's crash there was also a scary incident at the end of the main straight. Gary Paffett suffered a dramatic engine failure but managed to keep his McLaren out of the barriers. McLaren's day suffered another set back when Alex Wurz crashed heavily in the morning, but was unhurt and resumed duties in the afternoon.

Testing at Jerez continues tomorrow.

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• 05 Sep.
  • McLaren pleased with first day
  • Raikkonen crash hinders Ferrari preparations
  • Renault lifted by Alonso's pace
  • BMWs struggle on Friday
  • Toyota looking for more pace
  • Force India happy with practice
  • Toro Rossos going well at Spa
  • New parts working well for Williams
  • Honda struggling at Spa
  • Mixed day for Red Bull
  • Alonso tops second practice
  • McLaren to open office in US
  • Massa tops first free practice at Spa
  • Photos: Friday at Spa-Francorchamps
  • Vettel to test Red Bull this month
• 04 Sep.
  • Massa eyes up vital six final races
  • Raikkonen hopes for dry weekend
  • Photos: Thursday at Spa-Francorchamps
  • Coulthard: The engines make the difference
• 03 Sep.
  • Bridgestone going hard on Spa
  • Former Albers manager teams up with Doornbos
  • Massa: Beating Raikkonen will be difficult at Spa
  • Belgian Grand Prix technical preview
• 02 Sep.
  • Raikkonen: I need a good result at Spa
  • Button: Spa is just great!
  • Brawn hopes for mixed weather conditions
  • Toro Rosso invites Sato and Buemi for test
  • Glock hoping to score more points
  • Renault not giving up on fourth
  • Piquet determined to score at Spa
• 01 Sep.
  • Ecclestone supports Mosley
  • Trulli expects another strong weekend
  • Alonso determined to bounce back
  • Cregan to leave Toyota at end of season
  • Belgian Grand Prix snap shot
  • Mercedes boss expects tight end to season
• 31 Aug.
  • Alonso pleased with test progress
  • Honda still looking for Monza set up
• 30 Aug.
  • Force India eyes Honda after test progress
  • BMW boss wants both cars in the points

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