Kobayashi tops Jerez test

Michael Schumacher was back in action for Mercedes on day two of this year’s second Formula One test in Jerez, but was forced to settle for the sixth fastest time of the day.

Instead, it was Sauber's Kamui Kobayashi who stole the headlines with a late flying lap, which was just good enough to demote Sebastian Buemi (Torro Rosso) who has topped the times for much of the day.

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Testing times from Thursday:1 Kobayashi Sauber 1m19.950s2 Buemi Toro Rosso 1m20.026s +0.0763 Button McLaren 1m20.618s +0.6684 Hulkenberg Williams 1m20.629s +0.6795 Liuzzi Force India 1m20.754s +0.8046 Schumacher Mercedes 1m21.083s +1.1337 Alonso Ferrari 1m21.424s +1.4748 Kubica Renault 1m22.003s +2.0539 Webber Red Bull 1m22.043s +2.09310 Glock Virgin 1m29.964s +10.014

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