20 November: Testing at the Sakhir circuit - Ferrari
Circuit:
Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir – (5.417 km) Drivers: Marc Gene and Luca Badoer Cars: F2004 and F2005 Weather:
air temperature 23/26 °C, track temperature 26/31 °C. Cloudy, with occasional rain.
Second day of testing this week for
Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro, working at the Sakhir circuit, in Bahrain.
Once again today the two test drivers, Luca Badoer and
Marc Gene, worked on defining the best set-up for the cars at their disposal. Working respectively at the wheel of a modified F2005
and a F2004 with a V8 engine, the two drivers carried out a programme centred on the the development of the new engine, in
collaboration with Shell, as well as a tyre programme taking into account the rule changes for the next season.
A total of 173
laps was completed: 87 for Gené, 86 for Badoer. Marc set the fastest time of the day in 1.34.807, while Luca's best performance was
a 1.35.477.
