WilliamsF1 Nov 2006 Barcelona Test

The WilliamsF1 team conducted a three day test at the Circuit de Catalunya Barcelona running from the 28th through to the 30th of November. The three days of testing would see the driving duties shared by Alex Wurz and Narain Karthikeyan.

The first day of testing would see light rain fall early in the day but conditions improved later. The day would be spent testing the new 2007 specification Bridgestone tyres as well as testing various car setups.

WilliamsF1 Test Team Manager Mike Condliffe commented: “Alex started our winter testing programme in Barcelona today, with everybody running on the new 2007-spec Bridgestone tyres. We were also testing a new telemetry system today while we also completed a comprehensive front geometry comparison in preparation for next year.”

The second day would again see Alex Wurz behind the steering wheel as the team tested various front wing configurations as well as testing new systems in line with the teams new Toyota engine. It was reported that Alex had a failure of his Toyota engine.

WilliamsF1 Test Team Manager Mike Condliffe commented: “Alex continued testing today and completed more work on front wing comparisons and new front suspension components. Behind the scenes, the telemetry systems continued to be tuned. Tomorrow, Narain will take over the testing programme.”

The final day of testing would see Narain Karthikeyan take over from Alex. Narain would further test changes to the front wing as well as testing various new components that will be used in the 2007 FW29. It was reported that of the two red flags during the day, one was caused by Narain.

WilliamsF1 Test Team Manager Mike Condliffe commented: “Narain was driving for the last of the three day test in Barcelona today and started the programme with some bodywork aero comparisons and changes to the front wing. After lunch, we were after Narain's comments on some front geometry changes which we will feed into the FW29 design programme. We have completed useful mileage on several new mechanical components as part of their acceptance programme. Next week we will continue the development work in Jerez.”

28.11.2006
Pos Driver 	  Team 	  	Best Time  Laps 
1   F Massa	  Ferrari	1:17.160   52
2   P de la Rosa  McLaren	1:17.455   68
3   L Badoer  	  Ferrari	1:17.555   77
4   N Heidfeld	  BMW Sauber    1:17.651   62
5   R Barrichello Honda		1:17.932   82
6   L Hamilton	  McLaren       1:18.239   63
7   R Kubica	  BMW Sauber    1:18.519   46
8   J Rossiter	  Honda		1:18.678   85
9   A Wurz	  WilliamsF1    1:18.691   94
10  N Piquet	  Renault F1	1:18.852   93
11  A Davidson	  Super Aguri   1:19.112   93
12  H Kovalainen  Renault F1	1:19.187   93
13  V Liuzzi   	  Toro Rosso    1:19.216   78
14  S Speed	  Toro Rosso   	1:19.380   66
15  M Webber  	  Red Bull     	1:19.439   45
16  D Coulthard	  Red Bull    	1:19.692   75

29.11.2006
Pos Driver 	  Team 	  	Best Time  Laps
1   F Massa	  Ferrari	1:16.406   83
2   N Heidfeld	  BMW Sauber	1:17.159   72
3   L Badoer	  Ferrari	1:17.447   71
4   P de la Rosa  McLaren	1:17.584   77
5   O Panis	  Toyota	1:17.643   78
6   L Hamilton	  McLaren	1:17.748   47
7   R Barrichello Honda 	1:17.992   96
8   M Webber	  Red Bull	1:18.249   44
9   N Piquet	  Renault F1	1:18.312   86
10  A Davidson	  Super Aguri	1:18.374   86
11  C Klien	  Honda		1:18.383   79
12  D Coulthard	  Red Bull 	1:18.526   72
13  H Kovalainen  Renault F1	1:18.775   51
14  R Kubica	  BMW Sauber	1:18.778   47
15  A Wurz	  WilliamsF1	1:19.009   47
16  S Speed	  Toro Rosso	1:19.114   50
17  V Liuzzi	  Toro Rosso	1:19.277   66
18  K Kobayashi	  Toyota	1:20.731   81

30.11.2006
Pos Driver 	  Team 	  	Best Time  Laps
1   L Badoer 	  Ferrari 	1:16.317   88
2   H Kovalainen  Renault F1  	1:16.609   117
3   R Kubica BMW  Sauber 	1:16.729   65
4   L Hamilton    McLaren 	1:17.077   86
5   R Barrichello Honda 	1:17.190   115
6   M Gene 	  Ferrari 	1:17.340   82
7   R Schumacher  Toyota 	1:17.359   92
8   N Piquet 	  Renault F1 	1:17.428   95
9   T Glock  	  BMW Sauber 	1:17.632   100
10  C Klien       Honda 	1:17.774   105
11  D Coulthard   Red Bull 	1:17.876   83
12  J Trulli      Toyota 	1:18.019   72
13  A Davidson    Super Aguri 	1:18.045   111
14  N Karthikeyan WilliamsF1 	1:18.087   78
15  S Speed 	  Toro Rosso 	1:18.528   95
16  M Ammermuler  Red Bull	1:18.741   71
17  V Liuzzi 	  Toro Rosso 	1:18.798   99
18  M Hakkinen    McLaren 	1:19.340   77

FACTS AND STATS:

Barcelona 	Test Top 5 Best Times 
Pos  Driver 	  Team Best Time Date
1    L Badoer 	  Ferrari 1:16.317 30.11.06
2    F Massa 	  Ferrari 1:16.397 29.11.06
3    H Kovalainen Renault F1 1:16.609 30.11.06
4    R Kubica 	  BMW Sauber 1:16.729 30.11.06
5    L Hamilton   McLaren 1:17.077 30.11.06

Williams’ Barcelona Test Data File 
Team total 1,031.821kms
Driver 		    Total  	Best  	 Total  Total 
		    Days	Time	 Laps	kms

Alex Wurz 	    2 		1:18.691 143 	661.661
Nico Rosberg 	    - 		- 	 - 	-
Narain Karthikeyan  1 		1:18.087 80 	370.16
Kazuki Nakajima     - 		- 	 - 	-

Cumulative Testing Data File (since Nov 28, 2006)

Team total 1,031.821kms 
Testing days, total 3
Testing car days, total 3

Alex Wurz 		661.661kms 	64%
Nico Rosberg 		0kms 		0%
Narain Karthikeyan 	370.16kms 	36%
Kazuki Nakajima 	0kms 		0%

Testing Barcelona 	1,031.821kms 	100%
Best WF1 test time Barcelona 	(AW) 1:18.691 -

Testing Jerez 		0kms 		0%
Best WF1 test time Jerez 	- 	-

Testing Valencia 	0kms 		0%
Best WF1 test time Valencia 	- 	-

Testing Vallelunga 	0kms 		0%
Best WF1 test time Vallelunga 	- 	-

Testing Silverstone 	0kms 		0%
Best WF1 test time Silverstone 	- 	-