Lewis Hamilton says he has a good feeling about his new McLaren MP4-26 after putting the car through its paces at Jerez.
Hamilton had the honour of being the first to test McLaren's 2011 challenger and hit the track early on Thursday morning.
The morning was spent conducting short runs as the team completed a number of systems checks and make small set-up and tyre-compound changes in order to gauge the car's reaction to adjustments.
At lunchtime, the car was routinely stripped for a more thorough check of the new systems with Hamilton returning to the track for the final hour's running.
The Brit, who finished the day fifth on the timesheets, 1.205s down on Ferrari's Felipe Massa, says he's happy with the initial feeling of the MP4-26.
"Today was mainly about checking the car - not the most exciting day, but it was important to make sure everything was running okay," said Hamilton.
"We didn't do any particularly long runs, and I wasn't too aggressive with the car, but we learned a couple of useful things.
"The car feels good compared to last year's, which is positive. It feels like a good step over MP4-25."
Credit: PlanetF1.com (www.planetf1.com)
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