The second day of the BMW WilliamsF1 test at Barcelona would see the team joined by all the other Formula One teams except McLaren and Minardi. Ralf Schumacher and Juan Pablo Montoya were present for the WilliamsF1 team. Both drivers had new FW26 cars at their disposal.

The day would see the teams run under sunny conditions on the Barcelona circuit. The circuit owners had been widened and re-profiled the La Caixa corner. This had the effect of slightly reduced the lap distance, but the work at this corner had allowed for greater opportunities to pass.

it was a day that would see the BMW WilliamsF1 team dominate, with Ralf leading Juan Pablo in the times. Ralf continued to work on mechanical set up of the FW26, concentrating on the suspension and dampers. He would also spend time working on aerodynamic set ups. Ralf would complete eighty two laps, with a time of 1m:15.666 which was a new lap record.

Juan Pablo would also work on mechanical set ups combined with tyre testing in the afternoon. he would complete eighty four laps, posting a fastest lap just 0.168 slower than Ralf.

Sam Michael, WilliamsF1 Chief Operations Engineer, said: “We’ve had another progressive day today in Barcelona. In the FW26, Ralf completed some set up work in the morning, with specific focus on the suspension and dampers. Meanwhile, Juan Pablo also spent the morning concentrating on mechanical set ups and in the afternoon tyre compound evaluation with Michelin.”

Tomorrow Nico Rosberg will assist Ralf and Juan Pablo with testing duties.

Pos Driver Team Time Laps

1. R. Schumacher, BMW WilliamsF1, 1:15.666, 31/82
2. J.P. Montoya, BMW WilliamsF1, 1:15.834, 66/84
3. F. Alonso, Renault, 1:15.901, 75/86
4. R. Barrichello, Ferrari, 1:15.992, 64/65
5. L. Badoer, Ferrari, 1:16.997, 55/56
6. J. Trulli, Renault, 1:17.038, 25/42
7. T. Sato, BAR. Honda, 1:17.079, 62/90
8. A. Davidson, BAR. Honda, 1:17.210, 59/81
9. F. Massa, Sauber Petronas, 1:17.776, 46/60
10. R. Zonta, Toyota, 1:17.971, 65/79
11. M. Webber, Jaguar, 1:18.970, 5/12
12. T. Glock, Jordan Ford, 1:19.627, 56/57
13. C. da Matta, Toyota, 1:19.768, 13/21
14. C. Klien, Jaguar, 1:19.787, 31/44