Well today he has turned in : 1:19.136 so...still slow? Today best lap is : 1 Sebastian Vettel Toro Rosso STR2 1:18.213 Don't you see that lap times on winter tests are useless ? they are testing things, they're not here to set new records...
Can't say, depends on what setup he was running and what times the other guys did. Tell that to Hamilton. He was very pleased with beating MS by half a second: http://www.bild.t-online.de/BTO/sport/motorsport/2007/12/07/hamilton-schlaegt-schumi/tests-jerez,geo=3192202.html Nachfrage: Und wie war es, ihn zu schlagen? Lewis‘ Antwort: ein turbobreiter Grinser... Translation: "And how did it feel to beat him?" Lewis' answer: A superwide grin