Barcelona Day 1 - Toyota 5th and 6th fastest


By Nick Sparkes
February 23 2006

Toyota's Jarno Trulli and Ralf Schumacher regained testing after almost a week away. The upgraded TF106 made its first appearance with the other teams and its first competitive test has shown some impressive form. Another team bouncing back was McLaren, with Kimi Raikkonen they went fastest. Although Kimi's lap was sent at the end of the day, its showing signs that the new McLaren isn't much of a pig after all. Behind the Finn came the two Renault's of Giancarlo Fisichella and Fernando Alonso, who on a rare occasion suffered mechanical problems during the day.

Jenson Button managed to get his Honda ahead of the two Toyota's, with Jarno Trulli and Ralf Schumacher showing a much improved pace with their new aerodynamic package.

Super Aguri ran their second driver Yuji Ide for the second day, although the car was 9.2 seconds off the pace, the team were concentrating on system checks more than fastest laps.

1 K. Räikkönen McLaren Michelin 01:15.223 96
2 G. Fisichella Renault Michelin 01:15.500 92
3 F. Alonso Renault Michelin 01:15.801 93
4 J. Button Honda Michelin 01:15.969 88
5 J. Trulli Toyota Bridgestone 01:16.193 93
6 R. Schumacher Toyota Bridgestone 01:16.381 47
7 R. Barrichello Honda Michelin 01:16.486 66
8 JP. Montoya McLaren Michelin 01:16.538 87
9 C. Klien Red Bull Michelin 01:16.927 35
10 D. Coulthard Red Bull Michelin 01:18.212 12
11 M. Webber Williams Bridgestone 01:18.265 88
12 C. Albers Midland F1 Bridgestone 01:19.300 28
13 T. Monteiro Midland F1 Bridgestone 01:20.381 35
14 Y. Ide Super Aguri Bridgestone 01:24.455 43

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