With the Spanish Grand Prix still more than a week away the Ferrari team is keeping busy by getting in some testing, along with the rest of the Formula One field, for the 2009 car at the Catalunya circuit. And who better to work out the technical bugs than former world champion Michael Schumacher?

Schumi was onboard for some lengthy tire testing today, wringing our several different forms of Bridgestone rubber aimed at use in the 2009 F1 Season. The driver was piloting a version of this year’s F2008 that had been modified in an attempt to replicate the levels of downforce expected next season.

Schumacher reeled off a total of 83 laps on the day, recording a best of 1:19.323 seconds on the 4.655 kilometer circuit. The time was actually the second fastest of the field, coming a close second to the mark turned in by Renault’s Fernando Alonso. Not bad for a retiree.

+ F1-Live: Schumacher working on the '09 programme

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