Valencia - Tuesday - TestingHonda, Ferrari, McLaren, Williams and Red Bull were in action at Valencia today under rainy conditions at the Spanish track.
Honda drivers Rubens Barrichello and Anthony Davidson were the only ones to achieve times under a minute and twenty seconds. The Brazilian was the fastest, more than half a second better than Davidson.
Michael Schumacher finished third on the time sheets while MotoGP Champion Valentino Rossi only completed half of his first installation lap and spun off the track. There was no damage to the car but the Italian didn`t go any further.
Williams were satisfied with their day, this time Mark Webber drove the FW28 while Nico Rosberg had to settle for the FW27C.
“Considering the circuit was wet throughout the day, we completed a good programme on both the FW28 and FW27C,” mentioned Williams’ Technical Director, Sam Michael. “Even with its tight packaging around the exhaust and cooling systems, the FW28 has not experienced any issues with burning or cooling, which is great. Mark drove the FW28 and completed 340kms on wet tyres with some long runs to check heat rejection numbers for the new car.
“Nico drove the FW27C and completed 316kms undergoing wet tyre testing for Bridgestone,” added Michael. “It was evident from the lap times during the day that Bridgestone have an advantage in wet conditions. We should get some dry weather running tomorrow which will allow us to continue our programme."
Valencia* - 31/01/2006
1 . R. Barrichello - Honda RA106 - 1:19.399 (+ 0.000 ) - 60 laps
2 . A. Davidson - Honda RA106 - 1:19.996 (+ 0.597 ) - 64 laps
3 . M. Schumacher - Ferrari F2004/248 F1 - 1:20.358 (+ 0.959 ) - 88 laps
4 . K. Raikkonen - McLaren Mercedes MP4-21 - 1:21.194 (+ 1.795 ) - 25 laps
5 . M. Webber - Williams Cosworth FW28 - 1:22.388 (+ 2.989 ) - 77 laps
6 . C. Klien - Red Bull Ferrari RB2 - 1:22.599 (+ 3.200 ) - 42 laps
7 . G. Paffett - McLaren Mercedes MP4-20B - 1:23.836 (+ 4.437 ) - 42 laps
8 . N. Rosberg - Williams Cosworth FW27C - 1:23.936 (+ 4.537 ) - 75 laps.
* Times courtesy of Williams Cosworth
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