TEST REPORT BARCELONA - DAY THREE
Date: Wednesday 25th January 2006
Location: Circuit de Catalunya, Spain
Drivers: Juan Pablo Montoya and Gary Paffett
Weather: Cold and misty
Track temperature – high of 13.1 degrees Celsius
Air temperature – high of 11.8 degrees Celsius
Laps run: 148
Kilometres covered: Juan Pablo Montoya approx. 380km
Gary Paffett approx. 310km
Best lap time of the day: Felipe Massa, Ferrari, 1m15.666
Duration of test: Five days (23rd – 27th January)
Team McLaren Mercedes continued to test the MP4-21 on track
in Barcelona today. Juan Pablo Montoya was at the wheel for
his second day in the new car.
Running was again dominated by the weather, with the cold
and foggy temperatures seeing the track closed during the
early part of the morning. Testing began in earnest shortly
after 11am, with work for Juan Pablo initially restricted
to completing a series of systems checks on short runs, because
of the cold track conditions not allowing for any significant
results.
Juan Pablo began to put in longer stints after midday and
ended the day having completed 380km over 81 laps. The Colombian
set the ninth fastest time of the day with a 1m17.482.
Gary Paffett again worked alongside Juan Pablo in the interim
MP4-20. Gary's day started in earnest just before midday and
he was able to cover just over 300 km, and he was the twelfth
fastest time with a 1m18.246.
Kimi Raikkonen will be in Barcelona tomorrow to take over
driving duties of the MP4-21 from Juan Pablo, which will be
the Finn's first run in the car. He will be joined by Pedro
de la Rosa in the MP4-20.
Unofficial times*:
Pos Driver Constructor Time Laps
1 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1m15.666 67
2 Fernando Alonso Renault 1m16.206 91
3 Jenson Button Honda Racing 1m16.576 72
4 Rubens Barrichello Honda Racing 1m16.734 52
5 Giancarlo Fisichella Renault 1m16.768 83
6 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 1m16.956 62
7 Jarno Trulli Toyota 1m17.068 111
8 Olivier Panis Toyota 1m17.422 91
9 Juan Pablo Montoya Team McLaren Mercedes 1m17.482 81
10 David Coulthard Red Bull Racing 1m17.581 78
11 Scott Speed Toro Rosso 1m18.091 88
12 Gary Paffett Team McLaren Mercedes – V10 1m18.246
67
13 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 1m20.018 61
*no official times available
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