TEST REPORT JEREZ - DAY ONE
Date: Wednesday 8th February 2006
Juan Pablo Montoya and Pedro de la Rosa were in attendance in Jerez today for Team McLaren Mercedes.
Juan Pablo, who was at the wheel of the MP4-21, completed over 240km as the Colombian covered 54 laps, with his programme focused on set-up work and various component evaluation. Juan Pablo's fastest time of the day was a 1m17.272, which was third on the timesheets. The day's running for Juan Pablo began shortly after 13:00, as the test team had been completing the engine installation prior to the start of the four day test session.
Team mate Pedro de la Rosa put in the fourth quickest time of the day, with a 1m17.421. Pedro put in over 490km as he worked through Michelin tyre development tests.
Pedro de la Rosa will remain in Jerez tomorrow, where he will be joined by Kimi Raikkonen.