Williams commences three day Barcelona Test


By Andrew Hooper
November 19 2007

 Barcelona Test 13:11:2007 Day One
 

The AT&T Williams team would return to testing after the end-of-season break after the Brazilian Grand Prix. The team returned to the Circuit de Catalunya for a three day test. The team will be working hard on preparing for the 2008 season which will see a range of changes including the removal of traction control.
 
The team would run two cars at this three day test in Barcelona this week with Nico Rosberg and newly-appointed race driver, Kazuki Nakajima, in the cockpits of the interim FW29Bs.

Kazuki would finish the day ahead of team-mate Nico with a best lap time that would see him in eighth. Nico was down in eleventh.

Williams F1 Test Team Manager Dickie Stanford commented: "The AT&T Williams team were back on the race track today for the start of winter testing. In preparation for his first full season in Formula One having been confirmed as a race driver for 2008, Kazuki Nakajima joined Nico Rosberg in the two car test. The pair, driving interim FW29Bs, opened the winter programme with a constructive first day concentrating on component development. Neither car suffered any major faults, and both drivers will return to the track tomorrow."”

 
Pos Driver 	    Team 	        Best Time Laps
1   M Schumacher    Ferrari 		1:21.922 55 / 64
2   L Badoer 	    Ferrari 		1:22.129 71 / 76
3   P de la Rosa    McLaren Mercedes 	1:22.687 37 / 63
4   H Kovalainen    Renault 		1:22.802 68 / 81
5   R Kubica 	    BMW Sauber 		1:22.833 55 / 55
6   G Paffett 	    McLaren Mercedes 	1:23.008 37 / 46
7   D Coulthard     Red Bull Racing 	1:23.159 37 / 46
8   K Nakajima      AT&T Williams 	1:23.187 40 / 66
9   J Trulli  	    Toyota 		1:23.624 43 / 46
10  N Heidfeld      BMW Sauber 		1:23.671 41 / 75
11  N Rosberg       AT&T Williams 	1:23.847 57 / 58
12  F Montagny 	    Toyota 		1:23.861 35 / 61
13  S Vettel 	    Toro Rosso 		1:24.048 75 / 77
14  A Zuber 	    Honda F1 		1:24.065 69 / 77
15  S Bourdais      Toro Rosso 		1:24.193 34 / 51
16  A Davidson      Super Aguri 	1:24.246 64 / 70
17  J Rossiter      Honda F1 		1:24.480 68 / 69
18  K Chandhok 	    Red Bull Racing 	1:24.896 37 / 39
19  G Van der Garde Force India Ferrari 1:25.317 83 / 84
20  R Rodriguez     Force India Ferrari 1:26.297 69 / 87


* Please note that these times are recorded by the AT&T 
Williams team and there may be some discrepancies with
alternative recording methods.