By BMW Sauber F1 Team
March 28 2007

Today was the first day of the testing week at the circuit of Sepang, Malaysia. And it was a great start, as BMW Sauber's Robert Kubica set the best time and completed more laps than any other driver.

Test in Sepang. 27th – 29th March 2007
Day one – Tuesday

Programme: The team’s general programme for the three days of testing in Sepang includes set-up work for the forthcoming Grand Prix, evaluation of the two tyre specifications and some new aero parts. Fine tuning of electronic systems and also checking the cooling systems under extreme heat conditions will also be done. According to the new regulations, the teams can only run one car at the same time. With Robert covering more laps than anybody else today, the team enjoyed a very productive test day and completed a substantial part of the programme.

Robert Kubica: Chassis / engine: BMW Sauber F1.07-05 / BMW P86/7 V8
Test kilometres today: 509,956 km (92 laps)
Fastest lap: 1:36.187 min

Weather conditions: sunny, hot and humid all day Temperatures: Air: 28/37°C, Track: 30/48°C

Number of cars participating: 10

Fastest lap overall: 1:36.187 min, Robert Kubica, BMW Sauber F1 Team

What comes next: Tomorrow, Robert will continue to drive before Nick Heidfeld will take over on Thursday. Robert’s programme for tomorrow is mainly aero set-up work and more work on the tyres for the race.