Weather conditions: Sunny and dry Temperatures: Air: 9-22°C, track: 9-26°C Fastest lap overall: 1:17.303 min Pedro de la Rosa, McLaren-Mercedes, Michelin Number of cars participating: 13 Driver on duty: Jacques Villeneuve Chassis Sauber: C24B Engine: BMW P86 V8 Test kilometres today:
381 km Number of laps
today: 86 Fastest lap: 1:19.864 min (lap 86) Test programme / Remarks: In the late morning a hydraulic leak forced the car to stop, but the problem could be solved and the team was able to proceed with the programme in the afternoon. What comes next:
Continuation of engine and systems testing.
Jacques Villeneuve: "We had a minor technical problem today, but this is something normal with an interim car. We don't expect the car to be very fast, but our long-runs were quite good and we are happy with that. The engine ran well today, too. We - the Sauber crew and the
people from BMW - were also still about getting used to each other. However, overall we were making some progress today."
