Problematic day for Kubica's debut in the F1.07

By BMW Sauber F1 Team
January 20 2007

Polish driver Robert Kubica first tested today the new BMW-Sauber F1.07 and suffered some minor problems but still managed to set the pace, with a time of 1:12.310 min, more than 1 second faster than the other driver testing today, Sebastian Vettel.

Test in Valencia. 17th– 19th January 2007: Day two – Thursday

Weather conditions: All day sunny and windy Temperature: Air: 8/19°C, track: 8/21°C

Number of cars participating: 2

Robert Kubica: Chassis / engine: BMW Sauber F1.07-01 / BMW P86/7 V8
Test kilometres today: 156 km (39 laps)
Fastest lap: 1:12.310 min

Sebastian Vettel: Chassis / engine: BMW Sauber F1.06-05B / BMW P86 V8
Test kilometres today: 352 km (88 laps)

Fastest lap: 1:13.490 min

Programme: Both drivers concentrated on set-up work in order to understand how to make best use of the Bridgestone tyres. Robert was hindered by some teething problems on the new car. They were all minor things but time consuming to be fixed.

In addition during the course of the afternoon both drivers were also busy doing some Marketing activities.

What comes next: Tomorrow the BMW Sauber F1 Team will again be exclusively running in Valencia. Robert will continue working on the set-up of the F1.07 while Timo Glock will take over the F1.06B from Sebastian.