McLaren Formula 1 driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain smiles during the new McLaren MP4-23 official presentation of the McLaren Formula One Team 2008 in Stuttgart, Jan. 7, 2007. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)

    BEIJING, Feb. 13 -- McLaren's Lewis Hamilton will resume Formula One testing in Spain Tuesday after suffering racist abuse from the local crowd at his last outing in Barcelona earlier this month.

    The team said it would be business as usual for the 23-year-old Briton, the sport's first black driver who was due to test for the next three days at the southern Jerez circuit.

    Hamilton, who won four races and finished as overall runner-up in his rookie season, has become a hate figure in Spain for his rivalry with double world champion Fernando Alonso.

    The Spaniard was his teammate last year before returning to Renault.

    The governing International Automobile Federation (FIA) has warned the Spanish authorities the country could lose its two grands prix if there is any repeat of the Barcelona incidents.

    Red Bull and Williams were the only teams testing at the southern circuit on Monday.

    Williams were picking up the pace again after resolving the front wing problems that forced them to abandon their last outing in Barcelona.

    Technical director Sam Michael said in a statement that the team had signed off a revision to the front wing mounting system.

    "We had no major issues and both Nico (Rosberg) and Kazuki (Nakajima) will continue with the programme tomorrow," he said of the day's work.

    Meanwhile, Super Aguri postponed the launch of its 2008 Formula One car yesterday pending continuing talks with would-be investors.

    The Honda-backed team had planned to unveil the SA08 car during a test at Barcelona's Circuit de Catalunya on February 19 but instead scheduled a question and answer session with founder Aguri Suzuki and technical director Mark Preston.

    Super Aguri, which finished ninth overall last year with Japan's Takuma Sato and Britain's Anthony Davidson, has yet to confirm its driver line-up.

    However the team has said it hopes to continue with the existing pairing and an announcement could be made later this week. The season starts in Australia on March 16.

    The cash-strapped team has not tested since December although the 2008 car passed its mandatory FIA crash test last week.

    Aguri, the smallest team in Formula One, has been talking to various potential investors.

    (Source: Shanghai Daily/Agencies)