Formula 1
Montoya fastest again at Jerez
Thirteen drivers from seven teams continued work at Jerez de la Frontera on Thursday and once again McLaren's Juan Pablo Montoya was at the top of the time sheet. The Colombian set a best of 1:17.402 but it was a difficult day for the Woking squad.
Published: Jun 24, 2005, 5:58 AM
Copy link
Share on Viber
Thirteen drivers from seven teams continued work at Jerez de la Frontera on Thursday and once again McLaren's Juan Pablo Montoya was at the top of the time sheet. The Colombian set a best of 1:17.402 but it was a difficult day for the Woking squad. Montoya's work came to a premature close when suffered engine problems late afternoon.
McLaren test driver Alex Wurz only completed eight laps in the morning before returning to the pits with shoulder pains. A trapped nerve was diagnosed and Wurz had to sit out the rest of the day. Fellow tester Pedro de la Rosa will take over tomorrow and Kimi Raikkonen will step into Montoya's seat for the final day.
BAR had a productive Thursday with race drivers Jenson Button and Takuma Sato second and third fastest respectively. Button worked on aerodynamics in the morning and Sato on suspension evaluations and brakes. In the afternoon both drivers worked on tyres.
Test driver Franck Montagny was the quicker of the two Renaults on track in fourth, while occasional tester Heikki Kovalainen, standing in for Fernando Alonso, who was away on promotional duties, was sixth. The team continued work towards the French GP, although Kovalainen suffered engine problems.
Toyota had both its testers at work, Ricardo Zonta fifth and Olivier Panis seventh. Test driver Antonio Pizzonia was eighth for Williams and Nick Heidfeld rounded off the times in 13th. "Antonio Pizzonia spent today's session tyre testing with Michelin while Nick Heidfeld completed some exploratory running of the new MK2 bodywork," said test team manager Tim Newton.
"Over the course of the day, we identified some expected teething problems which we will be working on this evening before re-evaluating tomorrow. At present, it looks promising but we have some homework to do. Both Nick and Antonio will be on duty again for the team tomorrow."
Christian Klien was ninth for Red Bull and teammate David Coulthard was 11th. Jacques Villeneuve was again the sole Sauber on track, 12th. Aerodynamics, set up and tyres were Villeneuve's programme for the day and test engineer Paul Russell said good results were achieved. Felipe Massa will take over tomorrow.
At Barcelona's Circuit de Catalunya Michael Schumacher joined tester Luca Badoer for work on aerodynamics and tyres. Schumacher was the quicker of the two Ferraris with a best time of 1:16.045, while Badoer was about a second behind. Jordan was due to begin testing at the Spanish track with the new EJ15B chassis but didn't complete any timed laps.
We want your opinion!
What would you like to see on Motorsport.com?
Take our 5 minute survey.
- The Motorsport.com Team
Read and post comments
Read also :
Share Or Save This Story
Copy link
Share on Viber
Previous article BMW confirms Sauber takeover
Next article Monteiro to debut new EJ15B today
Top Comments
There are no comments at the moment. Would you like to write one?
View More & Comment
More from
Juan Pablo Montoya
Team Penske and Chevrolet announce multi-year extension of IndyCar partnership
IndyCar
IndyCar
Team Penske and Chevrolet announce multi-year extension of IndyCar partnership
Juan Pablo Montoya admires Franco Colapinto's "aggressive" approach despite Baku crash
Formula 1
Formula 1
Azerbaijan GP
Juan Pablo Montoya admires Franco Colapinto's "aggressive" approach despite Baku crash
Williams tipped for "huge step" forward at Azerbaijan GP with major upgrade
Formula 1
Formula 1
Spanish GP
Williams tipped for "huge step" forward at Azerbaijan GP with major upgrade
More from
Ferrari
Ferrari downplays expectations for F1 Mexico GP despite blistering Friday
Formula 1
Formula 1
Mexican GP
7 h
Ferrari downplays expectations for F1 Mexico GP despite blistering Friday
Red Bull finds ‘disconnect’ in RB22 in F1 Mexico GP practice
Formula 1
Formula 1
Mexican GP
9 h
Red Bull finds ‘disconnect’ in RB22 in F1 Mexico GP practice
Latest news
LIVE: F1 Mexico GP updates - Esteban Ocon replacement Ryo Hirakawa out in Q1 in qualifying
Formula 1
F1 Formula 1
Mexican GP
1 h
LIVE: F1 Mexico GP updates - Esteban Ocon replacement Ryo Hirakawa out in Q1 in qualifying
Denny Hamlin's slim championship odds get boost with Martinsville pole
NASCAR Cup
NAS NASCAR Cup
Martinsville II
1 h
Denny Hamlin's slim championship odds get boost with Martinsville pole
NASCAR Cup Martinsville starting lineup: Denny Hamlin rockets to pole
NASCAR Cup
NAS NASCAR Cup
Martinsville II
2 h
NASCAR Cup Martinsville starting lineup: Denny Hamlin rockets to pole
Feature
Discover prime content
Subscribe and access Motorsport.com with your ad-blocker.
From Formula 1 to MotoGP we report straight from the paddock because we love our sport, just like you. In order to keep delivering our expert journalism, our website uses advertising. Still, we want to give you the opportunity to enjoy an ad-free and tracker-free website and to continue using your adblocker.
You have 2 options:
- Become a subscriber.
- Disable your adblocker.
Subscribe now Already subscribed? Sign in here
Already disabled your adblocker?
Reload page
Manage Alerts
Subscribe