2006 AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX
ALBERT PARK, MELBOURNE
31 MARCH
FREE PRACTICE
The Honda Racing F1 Team’s Australian Grand Prix got
off to a promising start today as Third Driver Anthony Davidson
once again topped the timesheets in free practice running,
with Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello posting the fastest
and 5th fastest times of the race drivers.
ANTHONY DAVIDSON
“I’ve had a very positive day today
and I’m pleased to be top of the times again. It’s
been quite a difficult day in terms of traffic because none
of the teams get to drive this circuit outside of the Grand
Prix weekend, so there were a lot of cars on track at one
time, especially when the circuit evolved towards the end
of the second session. I think we’ve done a good job
on tyre evaluation and overall we’re looking good. There’s
definitely more to come though so if we keep moving forward
like we have today we should have a good weekend.”
JENSON BUTTON
“It’s been a positive start to the weekend and
so far, so good. The circuit had very low grip but we ran
through everything we intended to and, most importantly, it’s
good that Anthony completed all his test items.”
RUBENS BARRICHELLO
“I have had a much better Friday today than
at the past two races. We had a little problem this morning
so it’s good that we got some good running this afternoon
but I’m definitely looking a lot more competitive. I
hope we can continue like this through the rest of the weekend
and it should be a better race for me.”
GIL DE FERRAN - Sporting Director
“We had a good start to the weekend; all three
cars ran without any glitches today and were in the top third
of the time sheets. Anthony worked hard evaluating the tyres
and different set-ups. Despite the fact we are competitive
today the drivers are not 100% happy with the car, so there
is room for improvement. Tonight we will review all the data
and hopefully make some good decisions for tomorrow.”
SHUHEI NAKAMOTO
Management Board Member - Honda Racing F1 Team, Engineering
Director - Honda Racing Development “The engine is running
well and the lap times were reasonably encouraging. Anthony
did another sound job, running more laps than anyone, and
topping the times for the third Friday in a row.”
FREE PRACTICE STATS
Drivers Car No. Chassis Free Practice 1 Free Practice
2
Rubens Barrichello 11 RA106-03 No timed lap 20 laps 01:28.075
P8
Jenson Button 12 RA106-04 No timed lap 12 laps 01:27.213 P4
Anthony Davidson 36 RA106-01 26 laps 01:28.259 P1 28 laps
01:26.822 P1
Weather Warm and sunny
Temperatures Air: 19-23°C Track: 20-28°C
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