BMW SAUBER - TEST IN BARCELONA - DAY 3

November 28th - 30th 2005
Day three - Wednesday

Weather conditions: Sunny and dry
Temperatures: Air: 4-13°C, track: 4-15°C
Fastest lap overall: 1:15.253 min Jenson Button, BAR-Honda V10, Michelin
Number of cars participating: 12

Driver on duty: Nick Heidfeld
Chassis: Sauber C24B
Engine: BMW P86 V8
Test kilometres today: 329 km
Number of laps today: 71
Fastest lap: 1:17.538 min (lap 36)

Test programme / Remarks: A very productive final day of testing. The Sauber
C24B with the BMW V8 engine ran flawlessly all day long. The engineers first
concentrated on gathering more data on the engine and then conducted a tyre
test programme for Michelin. The set-up changes that were made overnight proved
to be a positive step.
What comes next: Test in Jerez from December 8 to 10

BMW Motorsport Director Mario Theissen: "This was a successful first joint
test. It was important that we could run the BMW P86 engine in the Sauber
chassis at this early stage, in order to integrate all technical systems. This
is the beginning of the testing season, and there is naturally a lot of work to
be done. The co-operation at the track as well as the preparation of the
interim chassis went very well - it was the first joint task of the new team.
This test was the first one of our four that we will be conducting with the
interim car before launching the 2006 contender on January 16 and 17."

BMW Motorsport Direktor Mario Theissen: "Das war ein gelungener erster
gemeinsamer Test. Es war wichtig, dass wir zu diesem frühen Zeitpunkt den BMW
P86 Motor im Sauber-Chassis fahren konnten, um die Systeme aufeinander
abzustimmen. Wir stehen am Anfang der Testsaison und haben naturgemäß noch viel
Arbeit vor uns. Sehr positiv verliefen die Zusammenarbeit an der Strecke und
der Aufbau des Interimsfahrzeugs - die erste gemeinsame Aufgabe des neuen
Teams. Der Test ist der erste von vier, die wir bis zur Vorstellung von Team
und Fahrzeug am 16. und 17. Januar mit dem Interimsfahrzeug absolvieren
werden."