BMW Sauber F1 Team - Valencia Test - Day three
Test in Valencia.
January 17th – 19th 2006
Day three – Thursday
Weather conditions: Sunny
Temperatures: Air: 9-22°C, track: 9-20°C
Fastest lap overall: 1:12.293 min, Nick Heidfeld, BMW Sauber
F1 Team, Michelin
Number of cars participating: 2
Drivers on duty: Nick Heidfeld, Jacques Villeneuve
Chassis: Sauber C24B, BMW Sauber F1.06
Engine: BMW P86 V8, BMW P86 V8
Test kilometres today: 469 km, 304 km
Number of laps today: 117, 76
Fastest lap: 1.12.293 min (lap 40), 1.12.472 min (lap 65)
Test programme / Remarks:
Sauber C24B: The crew ran with Nick a Michelin tyre programme.
BMW Sauber F1.06: This day was used for driver installation
and basic set-up work.
What comes next: Test in Barcelona from January 23 to 26.
Technical Director Chassis Willy Rampf: "After
a total of 692 kilometres with the BMW Sauber F1.06 in three
days we are happy with the results we achieved. The main focus
during the roll-out was to check functionality and to concentrate
on reliability issues. On the whole, we experienced very few
minor technical problems, and this allows us for the forthcoming
track tests to focus mainly on set-up work, the introduction
of test components and the continuation of the Michelin tyre
development programme."
Jacques Villeneuve: "The BMW Sauber F1.06 felt really
good. After the first day in a new car you can tell if it
will be competitive or not; this one felt fast and I think
there is more potential in it than in the C24 last year. That’s
very positive. Overall, I think these three days went well.
Normally with a new car you expect quite a few problems, but
this test went pretty well, so I’m happy."
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