MCLAREN TEST REPORT VALENCIA - DAY ONE
Date: Tuesday 31st January 2006
Location: Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Valencia, Spain
Drivers: Kimi Raikkonen and Gary Paffett
Weather: Raining all day
Track temperature – high of 11.0 degrees Celsius
Air temperature – high of 14.7 degrees Celsius
Laps run: 70
Kilometres covered: Kimi Raikkonen approx. 105km
Gary Paffett approx. 170km
Best lap time of the day: Rubens Barrichello, Honda Racing,
1m19.383
Duration of test: Four days (31st January – 3rd February)
Team McLaren Mercedes' pre-season preparations moved to the
Circuit Ricardo Tormo in Valencia today, where Kimi Raikkonen
and Gary Paffett were behind the wheels of the MP4-21 and
MP4-20 respectively.
This week’s test is another multi-team session, with
Ferrari, Williams, Red Bull and Honda also present at the
3.940km Valencia circuit.
The team's programme for the four day test will continue
to focus on systems checks and set-up work of the MP4-21,
as the development programme for the car progresses in the
build-up to the Bahrain Grand Prix. The wet weather conditions
today meant that only systems work was completed, giving the
team the opportunity to run activities such as wet launches
and fuel systems checks, the latter of which was why Kimi
had a planned stoppage on track during the morning session.
Due to the bad weather conditions Kimi was only able to complete
27 laps, which equates to just over 105km. His fastest time
of the day, a 1m21.189, put the Finn in fourth position on
the timesheets.
Gary, who was driving the interim MP4-20, covered 170km with
his work focused on wet tyre running with Michelin. Kimi and
Gary will continue in Valencia tomorrow, with Juan Pablo Montoya
and Pedro de la Rosa taking over for Thursday 2nd and Friday
3rd February.
Unofficial times*:
Pos Driver Constructor Time Laps
2 Rubens Barrichello Honda Racing 1m19.383 63
3 Anthony Davidson Honda Racing 1m20.003 63
1 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1m20.362 84
4 Kimi Raikkonen Team McLaren Mercedes 1m21.189 27
5 Mark Webber WilliamsF1 1m22.390 79
6 Christian Klien Red Bull Racing 1m22.602 43
7 Gary Paffett Team McLaren Mercedes – V10 1m23.842
43
8 Nico Rosberg WilliamsF1 1m23.951 79
9 Valentino Rossi Ferrari n/a n/a
*no official times available
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