Wet day three for WilliamsF1 at Valencia

On a cold and wet day the BMW WilliamsF1 team would have their second last day of testing prior to the opening race of the 2005 season in Melbourne. Nick Heidfeld replaced Mark Webber for the day but could do little in the way of further
development of the FW27.

But the team and tyre supplier Michelin did take the opportunity to test wet weather tyres, including two different intermediate compounds. Nick would complete sixty one laps, with a best lap time of 1m:26.582 minutes. Nick will continue testing of the final day of the teams Valencia test.

WilliamsF1 Test Team Manager Tim Newton commented: "Unfortunately, Nick’s penultimate day of testing before the season starts was too wet to do any constructive testing, so we focused on systems checks and familiarisation work with the FW27 in preparation for Melbourne. Hopefully the weather will improve for our final day of track work with Nick tomorrow.”

Pos Driver		Team		Best	Laps	Tyres

1. M Schumacher	Scuderia Ferrari	1:21.766	47 / 58	B
2. R Barrichello	Scuderia Ferrari	1:23.636	11 / 14	B
3. P de la Rosa	McLaren Mercedes	1:24.309	15 / 18	M
4. N Heidfeld	BMW WilliamsF1	1:26.582	59 / 61	M