Formula 1 News - May 2005
Formula 1 Testing

12 May: Formula 1 Testing at 3 tracks

Testing continued today at Fiorano, Vallelunga and Paul Ricard.

At Fiorano, Michael Schumacher and Luca Badoer continued working on tyre development and preparation work for the upcoming Monaco Grand Prix. Testing continues tomorrow.

At Vallelunga, the Williams team concluded a 3 day test. The team concentrated on improving their start performance as well as traction control.

At Paul Ricard, 5 teams continued testing as BAR decided to save one day of testing due to the track being configured for Monaco. They are expected to return tomorrow as the track is reconfigured in preparation for the Canadian Grand Prix.

Olivier Panis set the fastest time of the day with a 1:04.877 ahead of Ricardo Zonta (Toyota Test Driver) and Kimi Raikkonen.
Kovalainen once again covered the most number of laps with a massive 196 laps!

Formula 1 Team notes below

Fiorano Test Times

Times according to Ferrari F1

Vallelunga Test Times

Times according to the Williams BMW F1

Paul Ricard Test Times

Times according to the individual F1 teams

Latest Formula 1 Team News

Back To Top

Web NewsOnF1.com NewsOnF1.net (Forum)