| For the
BMW WilliamsF1 team their third day of testing at Jerez would see Antonio
Pizzonia and new-comer Nick Heidfeld carryout the driving duties, on a cool
but dry day.
 In
the morning both Antonio and Nick would continue evaluations of various
setups, but Nick would suffer a minor technical problem seeing him lose time
out on the track.
Despite this he was to finish second fastest,
completing sixty five laps with a best time of 1m:16.740.
Antonio would carryout tyre tests for Michelin. He would do several longer
runs completing 148 laps, with a best lap time of 1m:17.056.
The BMW WilliamsF1 team issued this release:
The BMW
WilliamsF1 Team completed a three day test at the Jerez de la Frontera
circuit in southern Spain today, marking the last test of the year.
The team
was represented by Mark Webber, Antonio Pizzonia and Nick Heidfeld over the
three days, all of whom carried out development work on the interim FW26s.
Nick Heidfeld will remain in Jerez in order to complete a wet test for
Michelin tomorrow.
Webber,
Pizzonia and Heidfeld completed a total of 567 laps of the Jerez circuit, a
distance of 2,510 kilometres over the three day period. The test also
provided invaluable information to assist with the process of driver
selection, but no decision has been taken as yet.
WilliamsF1 Technical Director Sam Michael:
“We finished our dry weather testing today with Mark, Antonio and Nick all
working for us this week. Nick has done a good job for us so far and will
drive again tomorrow in a controlled wet test for Michelin. We have again
covered a lot of mileage on the new gearbox and associated systems, as well
as working on tyre testing and traction control. The team has had a busy
year and, thanks to their hard work, we have completed the target mileage we
wanted to on the gearbox in preparation for next year."
BMW Motorsport Director Mario Theissen:
“From BMW's perspective, Jerez has been a very good test as we were able to
cover a significant number of laps. On Thursday, in particular, Nick
recorded an impressive number of laps, but today Antonio covered the most.
We managed to collect a good deal of information in terms of engine mileage,
but also in terms of traction control. Apart from this work, BMW supported
WilliamsF1’s schedule. All three drivers’ contributed greatly to the test's
achievements. For Nick, it was the first opportunity to drive our car in dry
conditions and, again, he did a good job." |
