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BMW Sauber F1 Team - Silverstone Test - Day one
Wed Apr 26 08:00:00 CEST 2006 Press Release
It is quite a time since any members of this team have been at the circuit ...
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April 25th - 27th 2006
Day one - Tuesday
Weather conditions: Wet in the morning but dry in the afternoon, air: 12-18°C,
track: 13-21°C
Number of cars participating: 14
Fastest lap overall: 1:21.099, Juan Pablo Montoya, McLaren MP4-21, Michelin
Jack Villeneue :
Chassis / engine: BMW Sauber F1.06-07 / BMW P86 V8
Test kilometres today: 293 km (57 laps)
Fastest lap: 1:22.270s (lap 46)
Robert Kubica:
Chassis / engine: BMW Sauber F1.06-06 / BMW P86 V8
Test kilometres today: 298 km (58 laps)
Fastest lap: 1:22.702s (lap 48)
As the morning was wet, the BMW Sauber F1 team did not start its work until the
afternoon. It is quite a time since any members of this team have been at the
circuit so it was important to do preparation work for the British Grand Prix
on the 11th June. Jacques Villeneuve completed set-up and aero work, while
Robert Kubica did set-up work and tyre comparisons.
What comes next:
Tomorrow Jacques will continue testing and will concentrate on tyres and aero
work. It will be Nick Heidfeld's first day, taking over from Robert, and he
will do some set-up work to catch up with what the team has been doing today
and then also work on tyres.