Formula 1 News - December 2005
Formula 1 Testing

01 December: Formula 1 Testing - Barcelona - Day 4, Valencia - Day 2, Mugello - Day 2

Fourth day of testing at Barcelona saw Jenson Button once again set the fastest time of the day running a 2005 spec car with a V10 engine. Honda test driver Anthony Davidson was second with Ricardo Zonta in third and the fastest of the V8 runners.
Mark Webber and Williams made some good progress with Webber setting the 4th fastest time. 
McLaren resumed their test with Pedro de la Rosa setting the 5th fastest time while Juan Pablo Montoya was 7th. Both running interim cars fitted with V8 engines.

Weather conditions remained sunny and cold with track temperatures reaching a maximum of 15 degrees Celsius.

Red Bull Racing test driver Robert Doornbos covered the most number of laps with 110 laps with Jenson Button second with 94 laps.

Ralf Schumacher's return to testing duties was interrupted by an engine failure on his car. Nico Rosberg had his run interrupted by a gearbox problem.

Williams F1, Red Bull Racing and Toro Rosso have concluded their test while Renault, McLaren, Toyota and Honda will conclude testing tomorrow. 

2006 Spanish Grand Prix Tickets

At Valencia, Ferrari's Felipe Massa continued with the Bridgestone tyre testing programme started yesterday. Massa driving the F2005 with a restricted V10 covered 29 laps with a best lap of 1:12.168.
Marc Gene continued testing at Mugello. He completed 32 laps with a best time of 1:26.789 driving the F2004M with a V8 engine.

Best Lap Times and lap records at Testing Circuits

Formula 1 Team notes below

V10 - denotes V10 Engine - related: 2006 F1 Regulations

Times according to the Circuit de Catalunya

Lap by Lap times (in pdf provided by Circuit de Catalunya)

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