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Formula 1 News - March 2005
McLaren Mercedes

09 March: Testing Report - Jerez - Day 1

Location: Circuito de Jerez, Spain
Driver: Alex Wurz
Weather: Overcast in the morning, sunny in the afternoon
Air temperature: approx. 17 degrees Celsius
Track temperature: approx. 22 degrees Celsius
Laps run today: 89 laps
Kilometres covered today: 394 km
Best lap time of the day: Marc Gene, Ferrari, 1m17.076s
Best lap time of West McLaren Mercedes driver: Alex Wurz, 1m17.158s (2nd)
Duration of test: Three days

Team McLaren Mercedes began a three day test at the Jerez circuit in Spain today, with Alex Wurz behind the wheel of an MP4-19B, which the team is running as the MP4-20s have been sent directly to Malaysia after the Australian Grand Prix.

Alex’s programme today was focusing on general Michelin tyre development with the Austrian completing short runs this morning. This afternoon the team completed one long run before an engine problem ended the day’s programme. The engine failure occurred after 89 laps when Alex had just started his second long run in last year’s MP4-19B with a 2004 Q engine. This engine had been run in a longevity test with almost 1,000 km completed.

Alex Wurz “We had a productive session this morning, completing our programme of short runs, but unfortunately an engine failure ended our programme prematurely.”

Jerez Test - Report and Times - 09 March

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