WilliamsF1 complete Day Two at Jerez

By Andrew Hooper
December 15 2002

 

 

 
Jerez Test 13:12:2002 Day Two of Three
 

The second day of testing at Jerez would again see Ralf Schumacher and Marc Gené present for the BMW WilliamsF1 Team. The days testing would be run under dry conditions which would allow the test team to focus on getting through their test schedule.

The day would see both Ralf and Marc conduct tyre tests for Michelin. Both drivers would work through a series of different tyre types providing valuable information to the Michelin technicians.

For Marc he was again able to put further mileage on the new P83 BMW engine with no problems reported. Marc would also try different chassis setups and brake system components.

At the end of the day Marc would finish with a best lap of 1m:22.249, set on lap thirty four. He would finish eighth fastest while Ralf was fourth. Ralf's best time was a 1m:20.950, only one tenth of a second behind the fastest driver of the day, McLaren's Alex Wurz. The BMW WilliamsF1 Team will complete its tests in Jerez on Saturday.

For Alex Wurz he would set a best lap time of 1m:20.892, over a second faster than yesterday's quickest time of young Spanish talent Fernando Alonso for Renault. Jaguar's Antonio Pizzonia set the second fastest time, just thousandths behind Wurz.

Third quickest was McLaren's star Kimi Raikkonen ahead of Ralf Schumacher  and Renault's Fernando Alonso. Jacques Villeneuve completed sixty seven laps in his BAR004 and for the first time was joined by new team mate Jenson Button. Button lost four tenths of a second to Villeneuve ending the day happy with the performance of the Honda engine.

Jarno Trulli ended up seventh fastest ahead of Gene, Button and Franck Montagny. Mark Webber completed the field with just 15 laps completed and a quickest lap of 1m:23.964.

 
P. Driver Team Engine Time Tyres Laps

01 A Wurz McLaren Mercedes MP4/17B M 1:20.892 71
02 A Pizzonia Jaguar Cosworth R3B M 1:20.896 81
03 K Raikkonen McLaren Mercedes MP4/17B M 1:20.995 71
04 R Schumacher Williams BMW FW24B M 1:20.997 66
05 F Alonso Renault Renault R202B M 1:21.677 46
06 J Villeneuve BAR Honda BAR004 B 1:22.165 67
07 J Trulli Renault Renault R202 M 1:22.189 44
08 M Gene Williams BMW FW24B M 1:22.283 59
09 J Button BAR Honda BAR004 B 1:22.568 57
10 F Montagny Renault Renault R202 M 1:23.393 18
11 M Webber Jaguar Cosworth R3C M 1:23.964 15
 
 
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