The days testing would again be run under sunny conditions with Ralf and Juan Pablo been joined by Nico Rosberg. This was the young German drivers second test with the BMW WilliamsF1 team over the last two months.

Ralf would complete seventy with a best time of 1m:15.630. His day was spent working on setups, both mechanical and aerodynamic, for the new FW26. Juan Pablo would complete fifty two laps as he worked on traction control system tests. This involved several practice race starts. Nico Rosberg would finish with the seventh fastest time, driving last year’s FW25. He would complete eighty four laps, setting a best time of 1m:17.468.

WilliamsF1 Chief Operations Engineer Sam Michael said: “Today Juan Pablo and Ralf continued running in the FW26s. Juan continued tyre compound testing and evaluating different mechanical set ups while Ralf spent the day evaluating different mechanical set ups and traction control. Nico Rosberg drove the FW25A today, spending the whole day testing different mechanical and aero set ups.”

Ralf and Juan Pablo will test tomorrow, with Marc Gené taking over from Nico who will be back on duty on Friday.

Pos. Driver Team Time Lap

1. R. Schumacher, BMW WilliamsF1, 1:15.630, 30/70
2. J.P. Montoya, BMW WilliamsF1, 1:15.671, 24/52
3. F. Alonso, Renault, 1:15.719, 35/103
4. R. Barrichello, Ferrari, 1:16.027, 14/74
5. J. Button, BAR. Honda, 1:16.568, 47/87
6. L. Badoer, Ferrari, 1:16.672, 14/77
7. N. Rosberg, BMW WilliamsF1 Team, 1:17.468, 61/84
8. F. Massa, Sauber Petronas, 1:1.532, 37/89
9. C. da Matta, Toyota, 1:17.787, 3/70
10. J. Trulli, Renault, 1:17.787, 3/70
11. R. Zonta, Toyota, 1:17.903, 25/69
12. C. Klien, Jaguar, 1:18.075, 51/55
13. T. Sato, BAR. Honda, 1:18.510, 25/85
14. B. Leinders, Jordan Ford, 1:21.836, 12/16