TEST REPORT – VALENCIA – DAY ONE
Date: Tuesday 30th January 2007
Drivers: Fernando Alonso
Location: Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Valencia, Spain
Track Length: 4.005km
Weather: Wet during the morning, drying out steadily during
the afternoon.
Air Temperature: High of 12.8 degrees Celsius
Track Temperature: High of 17.5 degrees Celsius
Total Laps Run: 102
Kilometres Total – Fernando – 408km approx.
Covered:
Best Lap Time: Fernando – 1m12.563 at 16.28
Programme: Evaluation of the Bridgestone Potenza Extreme
Wet Weather tyres, including some transition work to the Wet
Weather options. Alongside the tyre work, Fernando and the
test team also focused on continued systems sign-off with
the MP4-22. For the final couple of hours of the test, the
team ran with dry weather tyres, enabling them to cover the
full Bridgestone Potenza range during the day. Fernando stopped
on track with only five minutes remaining of the session with
a minor oil leak. Drivers for Day Two: Fernando and Pedro
Duration of Test: Three days (Tuesday 30th January –
Thursday 1st February)
Unofficial times*:
Pos | Driver | Constructor | Time | Laps
| | | |
----+------------------+--------------------------+----------+------
1 | Fernando Alonso | Vodafone McLaren Mercedes| 1m12.563
| 102
----+------------------+--------------------------+----------+------
2 | Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | 1m13.529 | 47
----+------------------+--------------------------+----------+------
3 | Nelson Piquet Jr | Renault | 1m13.549 | 33
----+------------------+--------------------------+----------+------
4 | Franck Montangy | Toyota | 1m13.672 | 31
----+------------------+--------------------------+----------+------
5 | Sebastian Vettel | BMW Sauber | 1m13.684 | 87
----+------------------+--------------------------+----------+------
6 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1m13.734 | 66
----+------------------+--------------------------+----------+------
7 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1m13.848 | 54
----+------------------+--------------------------+----------+------
8 | Giancarlo | Renault | 1m13.866 | 33
|Fisichella | | |
----+------------------+--------------------------+----------+------
9 | Rubens | Honda Racing | 1m14.026 | 40
|Barrichello | | |
----+------------------+--------------------------+----------+------
10 | Kazuki Nakagima | WilliamsF1 | 1m14.520 | 73
----+------------------+--------------------------+----------+------
11 | James Rossiter | Honda Racing | 1m14.644 | 52
----+------------------+--------------------------+----------+------
12 | Takuma Sato | Super Aguri | 1m15.673 | 35
----+------------------+--------------------------+----------+------
13 | Mark Webber | Red Bull Racing | 1m16.815 | 31
----+------------------+--------------------------+----------+------
14 | Luca Badoer | Ferrari | 1m17.135 | 46
*no official times available
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