Day 1 at Barcelona for BMW
The first day of testing for the BMW Sauber F1 Team at Barcelona, Spain, saw Jacques Villeneuve and Robert Kubica at the wheel of the F1.06. Villeneuve ran a damper test and testdriver Robert Kubica did some work on the set-up of the car.
Jacques Villeneuve:
Chassis / engine: BMW Sauber F1.06-03 / BMW P86 V8
Test kilometres today: 185 km (40 laps)
Fastest lap: 1:17.514 min (lap 17)
Programme: Today, Jacques ran with the team a damper test and in addition to that he worked on an evaluation of several new components.
Robert Kubica:
Chassis / engine: BMW Sauber F1.06-02 / BMW P86 V8
Test kilometres today: 407 km (88 laps)
Fastest lap: 1:17.551 min (lap 68 )
Programme: Robert used the test day to work on the set-up of the car.
Tomorrow Nick will take over the driving from Robert and will do set-up work in preparation for the race simulation on Thursday. Jacques will continue to assess dampers and will help Michelin to evaluate tyres.
