Formula 1 News - February 2006
Formula 1 Testing

17 February: Formula 1 Testing - Bahrain - Day 5, Valencia - Day 4

For reference, the best time in 2005 was a 1:29.527 by Mark Webber in the Williams FW27 during Saturday practice.

Day 1, Day 2, Day 3, Day 4, Day 5, Day 6, Day 7, Day 8

At Valencia, 4 teams were present with 7 drivers setting lap times. (McLaren were scheduled to test for 4 days not 3 days as was stated in yesterday's report). McLaren's Kimi Raikkonen set the fastest time of the day ahead of Giancarlo Fisichella and Heikki Kovalainen.

Raikkonen's best time was a 1:09.987 setting a new lap record for a 2006 spec car. Kovalainen covered the most number of laps with 161.

The session had 2 red flags. Fisichella and Sutil stopped on the track. Montiero went off the track.

Weather conditions were sunny with air temperature reaching 20 degrees and track temperatures reaching 22 degrees.

Testing concluded at Valencia. Several teams will return to the track on the 27th of February.

Day 1, Day 2, Day 3, Day 4

Next major Formula 1 test: Barcelona from the 21st of February - 8 teams scheduled

Best Lap Times and lap records at Testing Tracks

Formula 1 Team notes to follow

Times according to the Ferrari team

All cars in 2006 Specification.

Times according to the Valencia Circuit.

All cars in 2006 Specification except Adrian Sutil

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