20 January: Formula 1 Testing - Jerez - Day 9 - Fiorano & Silverstone Tests
Testing ended at Jerez today with 2 teams present and 4 drivers setting lap times.
Nico Rosberg in the interim Williams V8 set the fastest laptime of the day ahead of Rubens Barrichello and Jenson Button..
Rosberg's time was a 1:18.321. Jenson Button
covered the most number of laps with 120.
Williams test driver Alex Wurz continued to have gearbox problems. He only managed 28 laps.
Weather conditions were foggy in the morning clearing in the afternoon. Air temperature reached 16 degrees while track temperatures reached 23 degrees.
At Fiorano, Felipe Massa shook down the new Ferrari (codenamed 657) at Fiorano. Massa completed 83 laps setting a best time of 58.244.
At Silverstone, MF1 Racing team concluded a 4 day test session running the interim EJ15B fitted with the Toyota V8 engine and 2006 gearbox. Christijan Albers and Tiago Montiero shared the driving duties. Tiago Monteiro set the fastest time with a 1:26.710.