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Ferrari Paul Ricard/Fiorano test notes

Third and last day of testing this week for Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro, working today at both the Le Castellet circuit in the South of France and the home track at Fiorano. The day's technical programme at both venues centred on an ...

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Third and last day of testing this week for Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro, working today at both the Le Castellet circuit in the South of France and the home track at Fiorano.

The day's technical programme at both venues centred on an intensive Bridgestone tyre development programme aimed at the final three races of the 2006 Championship.

Michael Schumacher was on track at Paul Ricard, where he completed 185 laps of the 2A-SC version of the track, the quickest in a time of 1:01.267.

At Fiorano, it was Felipe Massa who was in action. The Brazilian covered 134 laps, 15 of them on the short version of the track. The best time on the day was a 1:03.364.

Circuit: Paul Ricard HTTT. Version 2A-SC: 3.530 km
Driver: Michael Schumacher
Car: 248 F1
Weather: air temperature 18/20 °C, track temperature 19/26 °C. Rain in the morning, then variable.

Circuit: Fiorano track, 2.976 km - short course 1.413 km
Driver: Felipe Massa
Car: 248 F1
Weather: air temperature 18/22 °C, track 20/24 °C. Overcast, then light rain.

-credit: ferrari

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