Barrichello joins Davidson in Vallelunga

By Honda Racing F1
March 24 2006

The final day of the Honda Racing F1 Team's exclusive test this week saw Rubens Barrichello joining Anthony Davidson in Vallelunga.

Once the circuit had dried out from overnight rain, Rubens completed some early runs in chassis RA106-05 to acclimatise himself to the circuit and the track conditions. A rain shower brought the morning session to an early close, with Rubens completing 31 laps.

Anthony Davidson ran through chassis set-up work in RA106-02, completing 50 laps in the short morning session.

The weather conditions continued to deteriorate rapidly with thunderstorms followed by heavy rain preventing any further running until the last hour of the day. Both Rubens and Anthony were then able to go out on extreme wet tyres to complete a few runs before the circuit closed.

Rubens completed a total of 46 laps today, with Anthony running for 82 laps.