Location: Circuito de Jerez, Spain Drivers: Juan Pablo Montoya and Pedro de la Rosa Weather: Sunny all day, but cold during the early part of the session. Air temperature: high of 20.1 degrees Celsius Track temperature: high of 27.4 degrees
Celsius Laps run: 165
Kilometres covered: Juan Pablo Montoya approx. 240km Pedro de la Rosa approx. 490km Best lap time of the day: Fernando Alonso, Renault 1m16.952 Duration of test: Four days (7th – 11th February 2006)
Juan Pablo Montoya and Pedro de la Rosa were in attendance in Jerez today for Team McLaren Mercedes.
Juan Pablo, who was at the wheel of the MP4-21, completed over 240km as the Colombian covered 54 laps, with his programme focused on set-up work and various component evaluations. Juan
Pablo's fastest time of the day was a 1m17.272, which was third on the timesheets. The day's running for Juan Pablo began shortly after 13:00, as the test team had been completing the engine installation prior to the start the four day test session.
Team mate Pedro de la Rosa put in
the fourth quickest time of the day, with a 1m17.421. Pedro put in over 490km as he worked through Michelin tyre development tests.
Pedro de la Rosa will remain in Jerez tomorrow, where he will be joined by Kimi Raikkonen