Location: Silverstone circuit, Northamptonshire, UK Drivers: Juan Pablo Montoya and Pedro de la Rosa Weather:
Rain showers turning heavy in the afternoon Track temperature: 18 degrees Celsius Air temperature: 14 degrees
Celsius Laps run: 85 Kilometres covered: Pedro de la Rosa 324km, Juan Pablo Montoya 113km Best lap time of
the day: Pedro de la Rosa, 1m19.729s Duration of test: Three days
Team McLaren Mercedes began a three day test
at the Silverstone circuit today, which will be focused on Michelin tyre development work for the forthcoming Canadian and British
Grands Prix.
Juan Pablo and Pedro were both present at the Northamptonshire circuit and this morning Juan Pablo was
concentrating on suspension and set-up work, whilst Pedro was working on Michelin tyre development for the British Grand Prix. Both
drivers however were forced to end the programme mid-afternoon due to heavy rain.
Pedro was the fastest man on the track with
a time of 1m19.729s, while Juan Pablo was second fastest with a best time of 1m20.478s.
