WilliamsF1 completes Day One of Jerez Test

By Andrew Hooper
October 2 2003

 

 

 
Jerez Test 01:10:2003 Day One of Four
 
The BMW WilliamsF1 team was back out testing, in preparation for the Japanese Grand Prix, at the Jerez circuit in Spain. Present were  Ralf Schumacher and Marc gene. 

Marc GeneWith the track still wet after showers the previous day it was not until the afternoon that the team could start testing. Unsurprisingly Ralf would finish the day fastest, with Gene more than half a second slower than his team-mate. Both drivers would spend their day testing tyres for Michelin.

With the wet and slippery conditions the team would take the opportunity to test some of Michelin's wet weather tyres, including a shallow grooved wet tyre. Once the conditions improved the team would test four different dry weather tyres types.

Ralf would complete eighty two laps and set the fastest time, a lap of 1m:20.393. For Marc he would complete forty one laps, his fastest lap been a time of 1m:20.941.

The only problem of the day was when Marc was to crash his car against the tyre barriers causing damage to the front of his car, which his mechanics were able to repair to allow Marc to return to testing. The team will continue testing on Thursday

Tim Newton, WilliamsF1 Test Team Manager, had the following comments regarding the days test: "Ralf and Marc undertook testing responsibilities at Jerez circuit today with both drivers concentrating on set up work of the FW25 and tyre testing for the final race of the season at Suzuka.

With heavy downpours continuing until lunchtime, we managed to carry out some useful wet weather running this morning as well as getting some dry laps in this afternoon.

Ralf completed a comprehensive 63 laps and recorded the fastest time with a 1:21.230m, while Marc ran for 13 laps and ended the session with a best time of 1:23.350m.“

 

Pos Driver Team-Engine Tyres Time Laps

1. R. Schumacher Williams-BMW (M) 1:20.390 84
2. Gene Williams-BMW (M) 1:20.940 41
3. Briscoe Toyota (M) 1:22.367 117

 
 
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