Honda arrive and set the pace
Jerez - Wednesday - Testing
Button and Honda showing good pace :thumbup:
Honda joined the latest round of Spanish tests today at Jerez with Jenson Button and Anthony Davidson setting the fastest and third fastest time. Button completed 96 laps with a best time of 1:18.398s
Toyota continued at Jerez with Jarno Trulli and Ralf Schumacher both on track in the TF106. Both however suffered from mechanical problems limiting running time. Trulli was second fastest overall, just under three-tenths off the pace of Button while Schumacher was seventh fastest.
McLaren Mercedes continued with the interim MP4-20B with Pedro de la Rosa and Gary Paffett setting the fourth and fifth fastest times respectively.
Williams resumed normal testing duties today with Alex Wurz and Nico Rosberg setting the sixth and eighth best times.
Jerez* - 18/01/2006
1 . J. Button - Honda V8 - 1:18.398 (+ 0.000 ) - 96 laps
2 . J. Trulli - Toyota TF106 V8 - 1:18.657 (+ 0.259 ) - 43 laps
3 . A. Davidson - Honda V8 - 1:18.674 (+ 0.276 ) - 133 laps
4 . P. de la Rosa - McLaren Mercedes MP4-20B V10 - 1:19.235 (+ 0.837 ) - 99 laps
5 . G. Paffett - McLaren Mercedes MP4-20B V10 - 1:19.300 (+ 0.902 ) - 90 laps
6 . A. Wurz - Williams Cosworth V8 - 1:20.306 (+ 1.908 ) - 59 laps
7 . R. Schumacher - Toyota TF106 V8 - 1:20.587 (+ 2.189 ) - 39 laps
8 . N. Rosberg - Williams Cosworth V8 - 1:20.841 (+ 2.443 ) - 41 laps.
Asiaa...
Poikkeuksena aiempin pariin kauteen...
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. Silloinkin kone ajettiin täysin tappiin ja haettiin "yliralistisia" tehoja/säätöjä.
Hyvä alku...Jospa autokin olisi tällä kaudella kilpailukykyinen muuten.