BMW WilliamsF1 completes Jerez Test

By Andrew Hooper
January 14 2004

 

 

  
Jerez Test 13:01:2004 Final Day
 
The BMW WilliamsF1 Team completed the final day of their seven day test at Jerez with Ralf Schumacher setting the fastest time on a day that saw the track artificially flooded to allow for Michelin tyre testing.

Ralf SchumacherThe start of the day was again delayed by fog but the conditions would improve to allow the cars to take to the track. Only four drivers were on the track, all been from Michelin supplied teams.

Ralf Schumacher would continue testing the new FW26, finishing fastest. Ralf would complete sixty three laps with a best time of 1m:26.968. Marc Gené was also present again using the FW25B. He would complete seventy seven laps, with a best time of 1m:29.116.

WilliamsF1 Chief Operations Engineer Sam Michael said: “Today we finished our first test session of the year at Jerez. Ralf and Marc successfully completed a wet tyre test for Michelin with Ralf driving the FW26 and Marc the FW24. Over the course of the seven days, all three drivers have collated some valuable data and recorded some impressive mileage. We’re now looking forward to the test at Barcelona next week where we hope to make further improvements.”

The BMW WilliamsF1 team will resume testing next Monday at the Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona.
 

Pos Driver Team Time Laps

1. R. Schumacher, BMW WilliamsF1 Team, 1:26.968, 20/63
2. J. Button, BAR. Honda, 1:27.365, 11/76
3. R. Briscoe, Toyota, 1:28.128, 20/92
4. M. Gené, BMW WilliamsF1 Team, 1:29.116, 9/77
 
 

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