WilliamsF1 Silverstone Test day One

By Andrew Hooper
September 17 2003

 

 

  
Silverstone Test 16:09:2003 Day One of Three
 
With the Italian Grand Prix just one day behind them the BMW WilliamsF1 team moved to Silverstone for a three day test programme. Present at the test were Juan Pablo Montoya and regular test driver Marc Gene.

MontoyaThe test is in preparation for the United States Grand Prix, penultimate round of the 2003 FIA Formula One World Championship. During the morning Juan focused on set up work on his BMW Williams FW25. The afternoon was set aside for tyre testing with the team evaluating which specification of Michelin tyres will be taken to Indianapolis.

Juan Pablo would complete seventy three laps, while setting a best lap time of 1m:20.059. Testing resumes tomorrow at Silverstone.

WilliamsF1 Test Team Manager Tim Newton commented on the days testing: "We had a successful session today with Juan Pablo and Marc undertaking testing duties for us under glorious skies at Silverstone. Through the course of the day, we concentrated on testing brake and suspension components as well as performing some tyre testing work with Michelin. We managed to cover over 800 kilometres of running which has provided us with some invaluable information for the last two races of the year.“
 

Pos Driver Team Tyres Best Time Laps

1 Juan Pablo Montoya BMW Williams (M) 1.20.059 73
2 Marc Gené BMW Williams (M) 1.20.956 90.
 
 
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