By BMW Sauber F1 Team
February 27 2007

The team went back to work at the Bahrain Circuit today, with Kubica taking away some positive results. Vettel, however, suffered various reliablity problems, and spent a large part of the day in the garage. 27th February - 1st March 2007

Day one - Tuesday

Programme:
After the track was very dirty and slippery in the early morning, both drivers started their programme. Robert did some set-up work in the morning session and after lunch concentrated on long run simulations with different mechanical set-ups, with positive results. Sebastian, meanwhile, had to spend a lot of time in the garage due to a gearbox change in the morning, and a power steering change and problems on the hydraulic system in the afternoon.

Robert Kubica:
Chassis / engine: BMW Sauber F1.07-04 / BMW P86/7 V8
Test kilometres today: 400 km (74 laps)
Fastest lap: 1:32.108 min

Sebastian Vettel:
Chassis / engine: BMW Sauber F1.07-02 / BMW P86/7 V8
Test kilometres today: 184 km (34 laps)
Fastest lap: 1:33.219 min

Weather conditions: sunny all day
Temperatures: Air: 22/24°C, Track: 22/36°C

Number of cars participating: 17

Fastest lap overall: 1:31.260 min, Felipe Massa, Scuderia Ferrari

What comes next:
From tomorrow on for the two remaining days of pre-season testing Robert and Nick Heidfeld will share driving duties. The programme for Wednesday is aero tests and testing of new mechanical parts for Robert. Nick's to do list is set-up work, aero and tyre tests.