Malaysia Test Day 2: Promising day for BMW-Sauber

By BMW Sauber F1 Team
March 28 2007

Another very productive day for BMW-Sauber, as Kubica once again completed the test programme, covering more laps than any other driver, hence collecting very valuable data ahead of the Malaysian GP.

27th – 29th March 2007
Day two – Wednesday

Programme: Like yesterday, Robert covered more laps than anybody else and enabled the BMW Sauber F1 Team to tick off many more points from its to do list. Robert did work on his race set-up for the Malaysian GP and continued the evaluation of the “Option” and “Prime” Bridgestone Potenza tyre specification. He did further checks on the cooling systems and electronical settings and also carried out start simulations.

Robert Kubica: Chassis / engine: BMW Sauber F1.07-05 / BMW P86/7 V8
Test kilometres today: 615 km (111 laps)
Fastest lap: 1:35.887 min

Weather conditions: sunny, hot and humid all day Temperatures: Air: 28/35°C, Track: 30/43°C

Number of drivers participating: 13

Fastest lap overall: 1:35.258 min, Kimi Räikkönen, Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro

What comes next: Tomorrow, Nick Heidfeld will take over for the remaining day of the test and work on his race preparation.