By BMW Sauber F1 Team
July 19 2006

As is normal at these tests, Nick Heidfeld started the morning off doing set-up and aero work. He tried some new parts on the car and his engineer said the results were very useful. In the afternoon he did tyre casing work for Hockenheim.

Test in Jerez. July 19th  –  July 21th 2006 Day one - Wednesday

Weather conditions: dry and sunny, air 24 - 27°C, track 30 - 44°C

Number of cars participating: 15

Fastest lap overall (based on the team’s own timekeeping):   1:17.532 min, Pedro de la Rosa, McLaren-Mercedes MP4-21, Michelin

Robert Kubica:   Chassis / engine: BMW Sauber F1.06-06 / BMW P86 V8 Test kilometres today: 367 km (83 laps) Fastest lap: 1:18.493 min (lap 81)

Nick Heidfeld:   Chassis / engine: BMW Sauber F1.06-07/ BMW P86 V8 Test kilometres today: 420 km (95 laps) Fastest lap: 1:19.555 min  (lap 84)

Programme: As is normal at these tests, Nick Heidfeld started the morning off doing set-up and aero work. He tried some new parts on the car and his engineer said the results were very useful. In the afternoon he did tyre casing work for Hockenheim.

Robert Kubica spent the morning doing aero testing for Hockenhiem and also some set-up work which provided very interesting information. In the afternoon he also did tyre related testing.

What comes next: Nick and Robert will be testing again tomorrow. They both have work to do in preparation for the next batch of Grands Prix, as the next test will not be until after the race in Istanbul.

>Times:

1) de la Rosa McLaren-Mercedes (M), 1:17.547   85 laps
2) Kovalainen  Renault (M)   1:18.029   128 laps
3) Davidson  Honda (M)   1:18.200   107 laps
4) Button  Honda (M)   1:18.273   92 laps
5) Paffett  McLaren-Mercedes (M)   1:18.518   93 laps
6) Kubica  BMW-Sauber (M), 1:18.753   92 laps
7) Doornbos  Red Bull-Ferrari (M)   1:18.982   52 laps
8) Zonta  Toyota (B), 1:18.986   123 laps
9) Wurz  Williams-Cosworth (B)  1:19.140   93 laps
10) Panis  Toyota (B), 1:19.143   103 laps
11) Lopez  Renault (M), 1:19.394   87 laps
12) Coulthard  Red Bull-Ferrari (M)   1:19.459   65 laps
13) Heidfeld  BMW-Sauber (M), 1:19.560   96 laps
14) Jani Toro  Rosso-Cosworth (M), 1:20.379   51 laps
15) Mondini  MF1-Toyota (B), 1:21.041   85 laps