WilliamsF1 starts Silverstone test
By Andrew Hooper
September 15 2005
| Silverstone Test 14:09:2005 Day One |
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For the BMW WilliamsF1 team the opening day of testing at Silverstone would be both team test drivers, Antonio Pizzonia and Nico Rosberg, present. This would be the teams penultimate test of the season, as they prepare for the next round of the championship in Brazil.
WilliamsF1 Test Team Manager Tim
Newton commented on the days testing. He said: "We had a productive day of
testing today with Antonio and Nico. Both drivers completed tyre evaluations
and suspension work. Antonio had a brief off this morning due to a fault on
the car but the problem was quickly identified and rectified allowing
Antonio to continue running this afternoon." |
Driver Team Best Laps Tyres F Alonso RenaultF1 Team 1:17.015 57 / 111 M V Liuzzi Red Bull Racing 1:17.665 72 / 83 M A Wurz McLaren Mercedes 1:17.673 52 / 113 M G Fisichella RenaultF1 Team 1:18.018 70 / 79 M R Schumacher Toyota Racing 1:18.517 42 / 71 M N Rosberg BMW WilliamsF1 1:18.614 59 / 61 M A Pizzonia BMW WilliamsF1 1:18.693 32 / 34 M C Klien Red Bull Racing 1:18.727 90 / 96 M O Panis Toyota Racing 1:19.051 26 / 61 M P de la Rosa McLaren Mercedes 1:22.962 11 / 40 M S Yamamoto Jordan Toyota 1:23.502 66 / 72 B |
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On
a sunny day both drivers would work on set-ups, in addition to carrying out
practice starts and pit stops. Antonio would complete thirty four laps, with
a best lap time of 1m:18.693. For his team-mate he would complete sixty one
laps with a best time of 1m:18.614. Antonio was to suffer a rear suspension
failure at Bridge corner, but did not hit anything and his car ended up in
the gravel.