BMW Sauber Barcelona test notes 2008-06-14
Weather conditions: Overcast and little rain in the morning, mostly sunny in the afternoon. Temperatures: Air: 19 - 23 C, Track: 20 - 34 C Number of drivers participating: 9 of 9 teams Fastest lap overall: Nelson Piquet jr. (Renault) 1:20.076 ...
Weather conditions: Overcast and little rain in the morning, mostly sunny in the afternoon.
Temperatures: Air: 19 - 23 C, Track: 20 - 34 C
Number of drivers participating: 9 of 9 teams
Fastest lap overall: Nelson Piquet jr. (Renault) 1:20.076 min
Circuit length: 4.655 km
Nick Heidfeld
Chassis / engine: BMW Sauber F1.08-06 / BMW P86/8
Test kilometres today: 410 km (88 laps)
Fastest lap: 1:21.295 min
Programme:
Nick Heidfeld today tested solutions to make the BMW Sauber F1.08 better suitable to his personal driving style. He evaluated different setup options making considerable progress. Some time was also used to reconfirm Robert Kubica's previous testing results concerning the general setup of the car.
Heidfeld and Kubica completed 410 km and 852 km respectively over the three days test in Barcelona. The BMW Sauber F1 Team could not only collect valuable data with regards to the next race but evaluate different setup solutions for the intermediate future as well.
What comes next:
The last of the three test days concluded BMW Sauber F1 Team's preparation for the upcoming French Grand Prix, which will take part on Sunday, June 22nd.
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