MCLAREN TEST REPORT JEREZ - DAY ONE
Date: Tuesday 17th January 2006
Location: Circuito de Jerez, Spain
Drivers: Pedro de la Rosa and Gary Paffett
Weather: Overcast in the morning, sunny and warm in the afternoon
Track temperature – high of 26.3 degrees Celsius
Air temperature – high of 17.1 degrees Celsius
Laps run: 174
Kilometres covered: Pedro de la Rosa approx. 420km
Gary Paffett approx. 350km
Best lap time of the day: Pedro de la Rosa, 1m18.853
Duration of test: Two days (17th – 18th January)
Pedro de la Rosa and Gary Paffett were in attendance in Jerez
today as Team McLaren Mercedes continued its pre-season testing
programme in interim MP4-20s. The two day test will focus
on further tyre development work with Michelin.
Running at the Circuito de Jerez began mid-morning due to
the cold, damp conditions. Pedro left the garage just after
11am, with Gary taking to the track shortly before 11:50am.
Running in the afternoon was uninterrupted and saw Pedro and
Gary complete 174 laps, covering 770km in total.
Pedro finished the day with the fastest time of 1m18.853,
whilst Gary was lying in third place with a 1m19.135.
Unofficial times*:
Pos Driver Constructor Time Laps
1 Pedro de la Rosa Team McLaren Mercedes – V10 1m18.853
95
2 Jarno Trulli Toyota 1m19.034 69
3 Gary Paffett Team McLaren Mercedes – V10 1m19.135
79
4 Ralf Schumacher Toyota 1m21.275 25
5 Nico Rosberg Williams F1 n/a 39
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