"We had a minor technical problem today, but this is something normal with an interim car," explained Villeneuve. "We don’t expect the car to be very fast, but our long-runs were quite good and we are happy with that. The engine ran well today, too."

His confirmation as race driver for next season came fairly late, despite having a contract, but Villeneuve seems to be quickly settling in with the changed team. "We – the Sauber crew and the people from BMW – were also still about getting used to each other," Villeneuve said. "However, overall we were making some progress today."

For full 2005 post-season test results click here.

P	Driver	Team	Engine	Car	Tyre	Best Lap	Gap
1	de la Rosa	McLaren	Mercedes	MP4/20	M	1:17.303	-:--.---
2	Rosberg	Williams	Cosworth	FW27	M	1:19.174	1.871
3	Button	BAR	Honda	BAR007	M	1:19.365	2.062
4	Trulli	Toyota	Toyota	TF106	B	1:19.670	2.367
5	Webber	Williams	Cosworth	FW27	B	1:19.684	2.381
6	Zonta	Toyota	Toyota	TF106	B	1:19.859	2.556
7	Villeneuve	SAUBER	PETRONAS	C24B	M	1:19.864	2.561
8	Albers	Midland	Toyota	EJ15B	B	1:19.952	2.649
9	Wurz	McLaren	Mercedes	MP4/20	M	1:20.105	2.802
10	Davidson	BAR	Honda	BAR007	M	1:20.106	2.803
11	Gene	Ferrari	Ferrari	F2005	B	1:20.981	3.678
12	Coulthard	Red Bull	Cosworth	FW27	B	1:21.114	3.811
13	Monteiro	Midland	Toyota	TF106	B	1:22.687	5.384

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