Pre-Season Testing - 2006

[JayVee]

Now they are going to test at Bahrain privately

JayVee,

While it was reported that the Bahrain test was a private test for Ferrari, the test actually isn't and at least one other team has confirmed their attendance and that is the Honda team

Now Kapel has some ammunition

But now that Ferrari have 2 new cars, I hope Massa finally gets more than a day in the car
How else will he reach half those 25 test days Kapel dreamt up

[Julian Mayo]

"You just wont listen"............. Are our surnames identical by any chance

Sorry

Shouldn't have said that

Forgiven.......(your turn to make the tea, Dear)

[Kapel]

Now Kapel has some ammunition

But now that Ferrari have 2 new cars, I hope Massa finally gets more than a day in the car
How else will he reach half those 25 test days Kapel dreamt up

Hi JayVee,How are you doing today?
No ammunition with me yaar.Chill
If i remember correctly,i said,Massa will get 25 days of testing not necessarily the new car

[BlinkyBill]

Hmmm, the Williams finally seems to be on the pace, but Nico is still more than a second off.......and before you all start slinging barbs n arrows (no F1 puns please) I really want to see him do well....but I want Williams to do well more.
The McLaren IS looking rather fragile.
Whaat time would Alonso have set JV.

Encouraging? Yes

Good enough? Not yet . . . his time would have only registered 7th fastest the day before.

The most encouraging thing is the improved reliability, Williams have turned up the number of daily laps in the last few tests.

its just too long till Bahrain in my book

[JayVee]

Hi JayVee,How are you doing today?
No ammunition with me yaar.Chill
If i remember correctly,i said,Massa will get 25 days of testing not necessarily the new car

I am very well thanks

Now, you really think you'll get away it.

Here is what you said in the Michael retirement thread

N Massa will have 2 months, approx 25 testing days to get accustomed to the new Ferrari

[JayVee]

There was hardly a day when a Bridgestone team was fastest. And please don't count poor Massa doing all the work on the 2004 car.

And it isn't even warm over there

[rah]

There was hardly a day when a Bridgestone team was fastest. And please don't count poor Massa doing all the work on the 2004 car.

And it isn't even warm over there

Well yes there was. Wurz was fastest in the williams for a complete day.

[Ed]

Dry testing concluded at Jerez on Friday 6 teams present and 12 drivers setting lap times.

The 2 Renault's topped the timesheets with Fisichella and Kovalainen. Kimi Raikkonen was 3rd fastest.

Fisichella set a best time of 1:17.763.
Gary Paffett in the McLaren V10 covered the most number of laps with 91.

Pedro de la Rosa had an engine failure on his McLaren V8 late in the session. Nick Heidfeld in the BMW Sauber had a mechanical problem while Mark Webber had an off early in the session damaging his car. He couldn't go back out onto the track due to lack of spare parts.

Renault found a solution to their rear wing problem and had both cars running.

Renault and McLaren remain at Jerez for an artificially wet test.

Next tests:
Bahrain from Monday the 13th
Valencia from Tuesday the 14th

Best Lap Times and lap records at Testing Tracks

Full report and times

[JayVee]

There was hardly a day when a Bridgestone team was fastest. And please don't count poor Massa doing all the work on the 2004 car.

And it isn't even warm over there

Well yes there was. Wurz was fastest in the williams for a complete day.

Exactly, a complete day out of 30 or so other complete days

[JayVee]

Webber v Nico......hmmmmmm

Wurz v Webber......hmmmmmm

And the lead driver doesn't go around crashing new cars with no spare parts

Not only was Wurz over 2.5 seconds slower than the flying Renault, even more worrying was that the typically slow and catious Monteiro in the ex Jordan was faster

Naturally had Alonso The Cute been driving, the gap would have been over 3 seconds.

and .....

no no, not the AXE please ..... I won't say any more.

[Julian Mayo]

(sounds of loving honing and sharpening)

[rah]

There was hardly a day when a Bridgestone team was fastest. And please don't count poor Massa doing all the work on the 2004 car.

And it isn't even warm over there

Well yes there was. Wurz was fastest in the williams for a complete day.

Exactly, a complete day out of 30 or so other complete days

Hey I will take a day. It's all my hopes are pinned to.

[Julian Mayo]

Well yes there was. Wurz was fastest in the williams for a complete day.

Exactly, a complete day out of 30 or so other complete days

Hey I will take a day. It's all my hopes are pinned to.

2 hours is all I want

[GhoGho]

Interesting numbers from todays test show both the Honda and Ferrari V8's are within 0.1s of their respective 2005 race fastest laps. (not that either of them were fantastic)
looks like julian may be collecting a few roubles this season

[Ed]

Testing at Bahrain commenced on Monday with Ferrari, Honda and Toro Rosso present. 5 drivers set lap times with Luca Badoer in the F2004 fitted with a V10 setting the fastest time of the day with a 1:32.297. Anthony Davidson in the Honda RA106 was the fastest of the 06 spec cars setting a time of 1:32.571.

Weather conditions were partly cloudy and warm. Air temperature reached 27 degrees while track temperatures reached 33 degrees.

For reference, the fastest time set at Bahrain in 2005 was a 1:29.527 set by Mark Webber during the second Saturday practice session for the Bahrain Grand Prix.

Testing continues on Tuesday at Bahrain while testing resumes at Valencia with 5 teams (Renault, McLaren, Red Bull, Williams and MF1 Racing) while Toyota test solo at Vallelunga where they will test their race spec TF106.

Full report and times

Best Lap Times and lap records at Testing Tracks