With the launch of the BMW WilliamsF1 Team's 2005 contender just under a week away, Antonio Pizzonia and Nick Heidfeld began a three-day test at Valencia.

Despite bright sunshine and blue skies, conditions at the 'Circuit de la Comunitat Valencia Ricardo Tormo' were extremely chilly today, with the air temperature never getting above 7°C.

Antonio Pizzonia and Nick Heidfeld, both under consideration for the second BMW WilliamsF1 Team race seat, spent the day concentrating on set-ups.

Antonio completed 57 laps, setting a personal best time of 1:11.352 minutes, while his German team-mate completed 60 laps on his way to posting a best time of 1:12.293 minutes. Both drivers continue at Valencia tomorrow.

Tim Newton (Test Team Manager, WilliamsF1): "We haven’t tested at Valencia for just under a year so we spent much of the session re-discovering the circuit and working on set-ups. Progress was also hampered by inclement weather conditions, with strong winds making it hard for us to achieve any consistent running. Hopefully we’ll have better conditions tomorrow when Antonio and Nick will resume testing.”

Lap times
Best lap / Total number of laps

Driver	Team	Best Time	Laps
C Klien	Red Bull Racing	1:11.241	85/87
A Pizzonia	BMW WilliamsF1 Team	1:11.352	37/57
F Alonso	Mild Seven Renault F1 Team	1:11.770	5/16
T Sato	Lucky Strike B.A.R. Honda	1:11.831	83/84
N Heidfeld	BMW WilliamsF1 Team	1:11.831	28/60
D Coulthard	Red Bull Racing	1:12.412	45/53
A Davidson	Lucky Strike B.A.R. Honda	1:12.671	24/78
R Zonta	Panasonic Toyota Racing	1:12.676	58/78
G Fisichella	Mild Seven Renault F1 Team	1:12.833	11/34
O Panis	Panasonic Toyota Racing	1:13.259	14/45