TEST REPORT - SILVERSTONE - DAY ONE
Date: Tuesday 25th April 2006
Location: Silverstone, UK
Drivers: Juan Pablo Montoya and Pedro de la Rosa
Weather: Showers in the morning, overcast but dry in the afternoon
Track temperature – high of 19.2 degrees Celsius
Air temperature – high of 17.6 degrees Celsius
Laps run: 79
Kilometres covered: Juan Pablo Montoya approx. 210km
Pedro de la Rosa approx. 195km
Best lap time of the day: Juan Pablo Montoya, 1m21.076
Duration of test: Three days (25th – 27th April)
The Team McLaren Mercedes test team have returned to the
UK this week for three days of running at the Silverstone
circuit in Northamptonshire. The session marks the only opportunity
for Team McLaren Mercedes to test at the home of the British
Grand Prix prior to the 2006 race.
Juan Pablo Montoya, who will be present all week, was joined
by Pedro de la Rosa today to kick off the test in two MP4-21s.
Work for the week will focus on general set-up, Michelin tyre
selection for both the Spanish and British Grands Prix and
the development programme with the Mercedes-Benz V8.
Juan Pablo set the fastest time of the day, a 1m21.076, as
he completed 41 laps and 210km at Silverstone. Running for
the Colombian was limited during the morning as light rain
showers fell on the circuit. The track conditions were not
appropriate for either intermediate or full wet testing and
therefore Juan Pablo, who was focusing on Michelin work, would
not have been able to obtain any worthwhile results from running.
Pedro covered over 195km during the course of 38 laps and
his quickest time of the day, a 1m23.527, saw him end the
session in 13th position. The Spaniard was on track during
both the morning and afternoon sessions, as he was operating
a different programme to Juan Pablo.
The test team will continue running at Silverstone tomorrow
with Kimi Raikkonen joining Juan Pablo on track.
Unofficial times*:
Pos Driver Constructor Time Laps
1 Juan Pablo Montoya Team McLaren Mercedes 1m21.076 41
2 Jenson Button Honda Racing 1m21.133 59
3 Heikki Kovalainen Renault 1m21.234 87
4 Fernando Alonso Renault 1m21.311 32
5 Anthony Davidson Honda Racing 1m22.080 68
6 Christian Klien Red Bull Racing 1m22.219 30
7 Alex Wurz WilliamsF1 1m22.221 92
8 Nico Rosberg WilliamsF1 1m22.240 108
9 Jacques Villeneuve BMW Sauber 1m22.265 58
10 David Coulthard Red Bull Racing 1m22.642 21
11 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 1m22.711 57
12 Neel Jani Toro Rosso 1m23.351 85
13 Pedro de la Rosa Team McLaren Mercedes 1m23.527 38
14 Giorgio Mondini MF1 1m24.469 23
*no official times available
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