WilliamsF1 completes day two of Valencia Test
Mark Webber
By Andrew Hooper
February 2 2006
The WilliamsF1 team would complete day two of their Valencia Test. Mark Webber was joined by Alex Wurz. Mark would continue to test the new FW28 while Alex would use the interim FW27C. Both drivers would have technical problems during the day.
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The second day of testing at the Valencia circuit would see wet conditions in the morning but it would clear up later in the day to be dry.
Alex would bring out the red flag when he was forced to stop out on the track with a fail on his car. Mark would also have problems with the FW28's gearbox.
WilliamsF1 Technical Director Sam Michael commented on the days testing: |
Pos Driver Team Best Time Total Laps 1 F Alonso Renault (M) 1:11.219 20 / 53 2 J Button Honda (M) 1:11.327 84 / 90 3 M Schumacher Ferrari (B) 1:11.831 55 / 72 4 J P Montoya McLaren (M) 1:11.998 53 / 68 5 R Barrichello Honda (M) 1:12.062 56 / 113 6 H Kovalainen Renault (M) 1:12.113 24 / 30 7 J Villeneuve BMW Sauber (M) 1:12.619 45 / 79 8 R Zonta Honda (M) 1:12.660 74 / 89 9 V Rossi Ferrari (B) 1:12.856 41 / 53 10 D Coulthard Red Bull (M) 1:12.883 34 / 36 11 A Wurz WilliamsF1 (B) 1:12.925 67 / 82 12 G Paffett McLaren (M) 1:12.937 76 / 116 13 M Webber WilliamsF1 (B) 1:13.050 47 / 68 14 J Trulli Toyota (B) 1:13.078 58 / 105 15 R Kubica BMW Sauber (M) 1:13.332 64 / 66 |
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Team
test driver Alex Wurz replaced Nico Rosberg for the day with Alex using the
FW27C. He would complete eighty two with a best time of 1m:12.925. Alex
would finish about a tenth ahead of team-mate Mark Webber. Mark, who was
again in the FW28, would finish with a time of 1m:13.050, completing sixty
eight laps. Despite both drivers been able to get through a large number of
laps they would have technical problems during the course of the day.