Over 300 laps completed at Vallelunga for Honda

It was another warm and sunny day in Vallelunga for the second day of the test, with temperatures matching the ambient highs of 28˚C seen yesterday. Jenson Button joined the team this morning, taking over from James Rossiter in chassis RA106-06. He spent his early runs acclimatising to the track before beginning a tyre programme, successfully completing his full morning schedule over 81 laps.

Jenson continued to run through the tyre programme during the afternoon session. He completed a further 95 laps taking his overall total for the day to an impressive 176 laps. Jenson also set the fastest time of the day – a 01:02.051.

Anthony Davidson continued his running in chassis RA106-02 and spent the morning session working through an aero evaluation, completing 66 laps. He also worked on a tyre programme in the afternoon session looking at various options for the forthcoming races, alongside a chassis set-up programme. Anthony completed 80 laps in the afternoon for a total of 146 laps today.

Rubens Barrichello will join the team in Vallelunga tomorrow for the final day, taking over from Anthony in chassis RA106-02.