Webber fastest on day one at Valencia
Mark Webber
By Andrew Hooper
February 16 2006
WilliamsF1 driver Mark Webber would finish fastest on the opening day of the team test at the Valencia circuit. Mark would be over half a second ahead of his nearest rival. Team-mate Alex Wurz was down in sixth position.
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As the team prepares for the opening race of the 2006 Formula One season in Bahrain, the WilliamsF1 team would continue their test programme. This time the team would return to the Valencia circuit with Mark Webber and Alex Wurz carrying out the driving duties.
For the WilliamsF1 team the performances of the FW28 can only be encouraging. For team-mate Alex Wurz he would finish the day in fifth place with a time of 1m:12.657. Alex would only complete forty seven laps, half the number that Mark completed. The team will continue testing with Nico Rosberg joining Mark Webber. |
Pos Driver Team Best Time Total Laps 1 M Webber WilliamsF1 (B) 1:10.691 94 2 C Klien Red Bull (M) 1:11.254 100 3 P de la Rosa McLaren (M) 1:11.619 100 4 J P Montoya McLaren (M) 1:11.700 50 5 A Wurz WilliamsF1 (B) 1:12.657 47 6 T Monteiro MF1 (B) 1:12.920 82 7 R Doornbos Red Bull (M) 1:13.696 85 8 M Winkelhock MF1 (B) 1:14.299 75 9 G Mondini MF1 (B) 1:24.100 19 |
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the end of the day, despite off-track moments, Mark would set the fastest
time of the day with a time of 1m:10.691. This was over half a second faster
than his nearest rival while driving the newer of the teams FW28's. Mark
would focus on performing longer runs and would set his time late in the
day.