Fuel Leak Halts Test Session

Heidfeld in the C24B
By Jamie Makin
December 13 2005

Nick Heidfeld's second day of testing the hybrid SAUBER BMW C24B was cut short after just 27 laps when the car developed a fuel leak problem.

As a result, his fastest time of the day was 3.446 seconds short of the mark set by Red Bull's Christian Klien. Heidfeld ranked ninth out of ten cars on the track.

The team will resume the test tomorrow after repairs are made so the team can continue testing the new BMW P86 V8 engine.

For full 2005 post-season test results click here.

P	Driver	Team	Engine	Car	Tyre	Best Lap	Gap
1	Klien	Red Bull	Cosworth	RB1	M	1:17.567	-:--.---
2	Wurz	McLaren	Mercedes	MP4/20	M	1:17.754	0.187
3	Zonta	Toyota	Toyota	TF106	B	1:17.821	0.254
4	de la Rosa	McLaren	Mercedes	MP4/20	M	1:18.066	0.499
5	Trulli	Toyota	Toyota	TF106	B	1:18.641	1.074
6	Liuzzi	Toro Rosso	Cosworth	RB1	M	1:19.756	2.189
7	Rosberg	Williams	BMW	FW27	M	1:20.456	2.889
8	Doornbos	Red Bull	Cosworth	RB1	M	1:20.701	3.134
9	Heidfeld	SAUBER	PETRONAS	C24B	M	1:21.013	3.446
10	Priaulx	Williams	Cosworth	FW27	B	1:25.055	7.488