TEST REPORT - BARCELONA – WEEKLY SUMMARY
Date: Friday 2nd June 2006
Location: Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
Drivers during the test: Juan Pablo Montoya, Pedro
de la Rosa and Gary Paffett
Weather: Sunshine and clear skies
Track temperature – high of 40.7 degrees Celsius
Air temperature – high of 25.9 degrees Celsius
Laps run today: 212
Kilometres covered today: Juan Pablo Montoya approx. 527km
Pedro de la Rosa approx. 453km
Total km during the test: 2,304km
Juan Pablo Montoya approx. 810km
Pedro de la Rosa approx. 1,170km
Gary Paffett approx. 324km
Best lap time of the day: Michael Schumacher, Ferrari, 1m14.119
Best lap time of the week: Michael Schumacher, Ferrari, 1m13.473
(Thursday)
Duration of test: Three days (31st May – 2nd June)
TODAY:
Team McLaren Mercedes drivers Juan Pablo Montoya and Pedro
de la Rosa completed the three day test at the Circuit de
Catalunya in Spain in preparation for the British Grand Prix
in Silverstone.
Both drivers continued the work on suspension and aerodynamics
whilst evaluating the final selection of prime and option
tyres for the Grand Prix next weekend.
Juan Pablo was seventh fastest having completed a total of
114 laps and approximately 527km. His work also concentrated
on specific car set-up for the forthcoming grand prix working
with his race engineer.
Pedro de la Rosa completed over 450km whilst setting the
sixth fastest time. He had been focusing on long runs for
most of the day. Shortly after 14:00 the engine in Pedro's
car was changed as it had completed its mileage quota. The
mechanics worked hard and were able to get the Spaniard back
out on track for the final hour of the days running.
DAY ONE – WEDNESDAY 31ST MAY:
Pedro de la Rosa and Gary Paffett were in attendance for Team
McLaren Mercedes alongside 13 other drivers at the 4.627km
circuit. The morning's session was affected by rain and as
a result Pedro and Gary's work focused on wet Michelin testing.
The afternoon saw both drivers work on a combination of front
and rear suspension and aerodynamic developments. Both drivers
completed 70 laps equalling over 320km. Pedro set the sixth
quickest time of the day with a 1m15.828. Gary had a fastest
time of 1m17.480 which put him 15th on the time sheets.
DAY TWO – THURSDAY 1ST JUNE:
Juan Pablo Montoya joined Pedro de la Rosa at the Circuit
de Catalunya as the test programme and preparations for the
British Grand Prix continued apace. The focus remained on
suspension and aerodynamic work, with both drivers also running
the Michelin selection process for the British Grand Prix
at Silverstone next weekend. On the second day of this test
Pedro completed 85 laps equalling over 390km. His fastest
lap time of 1m15.240 was the eighth fastest time of the day.
Juan Pablo completed 61 laps and 282km. His fastest lap time
of 1m15.652 put him12th on the time sheets.
JUAN PABLO MONTOYA
"A good couple of days testing for me, despite minor
problems yesterday. We managed to make good progress with
our race set-up for Silverstone and the aerodynamic and suspension
work was encouraging."
PEDRO DE LA ROSA
"A busy three days for me working through the scheduled
programme for this week. We managed to achieve some good mileage
on the car working through the various developments, particularly
this morning where I completed a series of long runs."
GARY PAFFETT
"This was only my second time testing in the MP4-21 and
it was a shame that the track was wet for most of the morning.
As I was only running for one day I was focused on a separate
programme, but it is good to get more experience with the
race car and despite the weather we managed to get some good
data for the team."
Unofficial times from today*:
Pos Driver Constructor Time Laps
1 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1m14.119 114
2 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 1m14.136 133
3 Giancarlo Fisichella Renault 1m14.502 120
4 Heikki Kovalainen Renault 1m14.504 123
5 Jarno Trulli Toyota 1m15.011 105
6 Pedro de la Rosa Team McLaren Mercedes 1m15.122 98
7 Juan Pablo Montoya Team McLaren Mercedes 1m15.176 114
8 Nico Rosberg WilliamsF1 1m15.227 85
9 Robert Doornbos Red Bull Racing 1m15.506 104
10 Anthony Davidson Honda Racing 1m15.522 143
11 James Rossiter Honda Racing 1m15.628 111
12 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 1m15.675 80
13 David Coulthard Red Bull Racing 1m15.808 126
14 Tonio Liuzzi Toro Rosso 1m16.487 121
15 Olivier Panis Toyota 1m16.531 79
*no official times available
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