TEST REPORT - BARCELONA - DAY ONE
Date: Wednesday 31st May 2006
Location: Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
Drivers: Pedro de la Rosa and Gary Paffett
Weather: Damp in the morning, brightening during the afternoon
Track temperature – high of 36.4 degrees Celsius
Air temperature – high of 21.9 degrees Celsius
Laps run: 140
Kilometres covered: Pedro de la Rosa approx. 324km
Gary Paffett approx. 324km
Best lap time of the day: Giancarlo Fisichella, Renault, 1m15.056
Duration of test: Three days (31st May – 2nd June)
The Formula 1 fraternity returned to Barcelona's Circuit
de Catalunya today for a three day test at the Spanish track.
Pedro de la Rosa and Gary Paffett were in attendance today
for Team McLaren Mercedes alongside 13 other drivers at the
4.627km circuit.
This morning's session was affected by rain, with the track
only beginning to dry out at 12noon. As a result Pedro and
Gary's work on the wet circuit focused on wet Michelin testing.
When the circuit conditions were dry, the Team McLaren Mercedes
test team began their programme for the week in earnest. This
saw Pedro and Gary work on a combination of front and rear
suspension and aerodynamic developments.
Pedro covered over 320km of the Spanish Grand Prix circuit
as he set the sixth quickest time of the day, a 1m15.828.
Gary, who also put in 70 laps and 320km, had a fastest time
of 1m17.480.
Team McLaren Mercedes will continue testing tomorrow with
Juan Pablo joining Pedro at the Circuit de Catalunya.
Unofficial times*:
Pos Driver Constructor Time Laps
1 Giancarlo Fisichella Renault 1m15.056 66
2 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1m15.121 100
3 Heikki Kovalainen Renault 1m15.262 91
4 Jenson Button Honda Racing 1m15.535 103
5 Ricardo Zonta Toyota 1m15.539 91
6 Pedro de la Rosa Team McLaren Mercedes 1m15.828
70
7 Rubens Barrichello Honda Racing 1m16.188 110
8 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 1m16.519 97
9 Olivier Panis Toyota 1m16.598 127
10 Jacques Villeneuve BMW Sauber 1m16.624 78
11 Luca Badoer Ferrari 1m16.735 39
12 Christian Klien Red Bull Racing 1m17.293 67
13 Scott Speed Toro Rosso 1m17.305 92
14 Robert Doornbos Red Bull Racing 1m17.347 86
15 Gary Paffett Team McLaren Mercedes 1m17.480 70
*no official times available
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