Williams Barcelona test day two

BARCELONA TEST - Day Two (of Four) 4th July 2001

Weather
Sunny and dry. Average air temperature 27oC. Average track temperature 40oC.

The BMW WilliamsF1 Team continued testing at Barcelona where Marc Gene will be driving for all four days.

Marc Gene
Today we finished the programme as planned and so far the test has been very positive. We made some progress on the tryes and Michelin are working very hard. We are trying some developments and I have already seen some improvements in this area.

Tim Newton (Test Team Manager)
Our main tasks for today were to evaluate the Silverstone tyres for Michelin and also do some endurance running on the engine. In the afternoon we evaluated traction control and gearbox strategy. <pre> Complete list of times/no. of laps Time Laps

Marc Gene                       WilliamsF1 BMW          1 21.804        80
Mark Webber                     Benetton Renault Sport  1 22.212        77
Jenson Button                   Benetton Renault Sport  1 22.287        39

LURCY-LEVIS TEST - Day Two (of Three)

Ricardo Sperafico is testing at the Lurcy-Levis track in France for the BMW WilliamsF1 Team and is conducting aerodynamic straight line testing. The day was dry until a heavy rain storm at about 5pm.

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