Jerez Day 2 – Toyota 10th and 11th fastest


By Nick Sparkes
February 8 2006

Once again Toyota failed to make an impression on the front of the time sheets, with Jarno Trulli and Ralf Schumacher finishing tenth and eleventh respectively. As usual Fernando Alonso was fastest for Renault, with Jenson Button in his Honda hot on his heals in second.

McLaren brought a revised version of their V8 engine to Jerez today, and the improvements seemed to work, pushing Juan Pablo Montoya into third place in the teams MP4-21.

Behind came the second Honda of Rubens Barrichello, with the two BMW-Sauber’s of Heidfeld and Villeneuve sixth and seventh.

After the launch of their 2006 machine yesterday, Fernando set the pace in his R26, 0.01 seconds faster than Jenson Button’s Honda.

Jarno Trulli got the better of team-mate Ralf Schumacher for tenth and eleventh, completing just under 200 laps between them.

1 F. Alonso Renault Michelin 01:16.956 89
2 J. Button Honda Michelin 01:17.114 58
3 JP. Montoya McLaren Michelin 01:17.273 53
4 P. de la Rosa McLaren Michelin 01:17.425 109
5 R. Barrichello Honda Michelin 01:17.492 60
6 N. Heidfeld BMW Michelin 01:17.588 116
7 J. Villeneuve BMW Michelin 01:18.069 91
8 M. Webber Williams Bridgestone 01:18.281 86
9 H. Kovalainen Renault Michelin 01:18.938 77
10 J. Trulli Toyota Bridgestone 01:19.430 103
11 R. Schumacher Toyota Bridgestone 01:19.681 84
12 N. Rosberg Williams Bridgestone 01:19.965 29
13 T. Monteiro Midland F1 Bridgestone 01:21.911 29