Valencia test - day seven: 20 January.

Michael Schumacher was the quickest driver at the Valencia circuit for the second day running today, the World Champion using a Ferrari F2001 for tyre and electronics testing.

Schumacher was the sole Ferrari at Valencia - the car of Rubens Barrichello being whisked back to Maranello for repair after an off for the Brazilian yesterday - but both drivers will be out again at the Spanish track tomorrow.

The Williams-BMW trio of Ralf Schumacher, Antonio Pizzonia and Marc Gen? filled the next three slots, Gen? running most laps on the day with a total of 105.

The day was short for Olivier Panis, the BAR-Honda driver sidelined after just nine laps in the morning with a mechanical problem on the new BAR-Honda 004. This left Ryo Fukuda, 2001 French Formula Three champion, as the focus of the team's attention, and the Japanese racer built on his Saturday running - though suffering some physical discomfort from his F1 debut - to complete 98 laps.

"I have been training very hard for this moment but after the first day my back has been quite painful. I had a few problems adjusting to my seat but generally that's all part of getting used to a Formula One car!" commented Fukuda.

Leading times (20 January):

Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1min12.603secs 90 laps Ralf Schumacher WilliamsF1 BMW 1min12.744secs 53 lapsAntonio Pizzonia WilliamsF1 BMW 1min13.394secs 82 lapsMarc Gen? WilliamsF1 BMW 1min13.599secs 105 lapsRyo Fukuda BAR Honda 1min14.234secs 98 lapsOlivier Panis BAR Honda 1min15.302secs 9 laps*

[* denotes 2002-spec car; all teams on Bridgestone tyres except Williams]