Teams spread out as the season nears
A month before the 2006 season kicks off at the very same circuit, Bahrain will burst into Formula One action on Monday morning.
Ferrari, Honda and Scuderia Toro Rosso are now set up in the circuit`s garages, ahead of a rare and controversial offshore test.
Honda and Toro Rosso will test until Thursday, while Ferrari stay on for a mammoth nine day session in the Gulf State.
Ferrari racer Felipe Massa arrived in Bahrain on Saturday, and Honda`s Jenson Button, Rubens Barrichello and Anthony Davidson are also in town.
"It is important that we test here," said Barrichello, "to make sure we are as strong as we can be."

Button, too, has been quoted as saying Bahrain will be the `most important test of the year`, even if other teams argue that it is an expensive and logistically troublesome way to prepare for the new season.
Over at Valencia, Renault, McLaren Mercedes, Red Bull Ferrari, Williams Cosworth and MF1 Racing will be in action while Toyota is testing at Vallelunga. BMW Sauber meanwhile are testing alone in Barcelona.

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