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On a cold and
wet day the BMW WilliamsF1 team would return to testing with Mark Webber and
test driver Antonio Pizzonia commencing the teams three day test at
Silverstone.
The focus of
this test will be the preparations for the Spanish and Monaco Grand Prix.
Several other teams were meant to be present by the poor weather conditions
turned them away, with rain affecting the circuit.
At the end of the day the team was still able to complete some useful miles
with Mark completing sixty nine laps, with a best time of 1m:23.901. Antonio
would complete forty two laps on his way to a best lap time of
1m:24.903. Tomorrow, Nico Rosberg will join Mark and Antonio.
WilliamsF1 Test Team Manager Tim Newton commented on the days testing:
"The predicted wet weather front arrived slightly earlier than we thought it
would this morning but we still managed to get a few hours of dry running.
This afternoon’s session, however, was severely hampered by heavy rain
showers.
During the time we had on track, Mark and Antonio concentrated on wet tyre
testing, set-up work and systems checks. The front seems to be moving fairly
quickly so we will hopefully be able to get a dry days’ running tomorrow.“
Nico Rosberg will make his debut for the team tomorrow following the
announcement that the German has signed to be the team’s second official
test driver. Nico will join Mark Webber for the second day of the
Silverstone test. |
