Williams Algarve Test 21st Jan 2009
By Andrew Hooper
January 22 2009
| Algarve Test 21:01:2009 Day Three |
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the third day of the AT&T Williams test at the Algarve circuit saw an improvement in the weather with the rain clearing by mid-morning allowing the team to have their first dry running with the FW31. Nico Rosberg would continue to carry out the driving duties but team-mate Kazuki Nakajima will replace him for the final day of testing.
Williams F1 Technical Director Sam Michael commented: “We had a wet track for the first couple of hours in Portimão today, but by late morning it had dried out enabling us to run slick tyres on the FW31 for the first time. It was a constructive day as we worked through a lot of the items on our job list, including systems checks, aerodynamic and mechanical performance tests. The FW31 reliably completed just over 670kms today on only its third day on track. Kazuki will take over from Nico for the last day of testing tomorrow and for his first run in the new car.” |
Pos Driver Team Best Time Laps 1 S Buemi Toro Rosso 1:27.987 128 2 N Rosberg AT&T Williams 1:29.729 143 3 L Hamilton McLaren Mercedes 1:30.242 81 4 T Glock Toyota 1:30.878 65 5 F Alonso Renault 1:31.743 86 * Please note that these times are recorded by the AT&T Williams team and there may therefore be some discrepancies with alternative recording methods. |
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Nico
was able to complete several long runs completing 143 laps during the day.
He would finish the day fastest of the 2009
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