Barcelona Test: Day One

Posted on Monday 25 Feb 2008 and tagged with barcelona, testing.

The AT&T Williams team were back on the test track in Barcelona today for the final winter test prior to the first race of the season in just under a month's time.

Race drivers, Nico Rosberg and Kazuki Nakajima, were in the cockpits of the two FW30s to continue preparations. More rain in Spain, however, limited the team's morning running and caused a number of red flags before lunchtime.

A drier afternoon afforded the pair valuable mileage and allowed Kazuki to carry out set-up work and Nico complete a race distance. Clocking up over 500 kilometres of the 4.655km track, Nico set the sixth quickest time of the day while Kazuki was just pipped by the two McLarens and Schumacher's Ferrari to close the day with the fourth fastest time.

Test Times:
K Nakajima: 1:22.724 (51 / 54 laps) 4th
N Rosberg: 1:22.974 (84 / 108 laps) 6th

Dickie Stanford, Test Team Manager:
“ This morning’s rain hampered Kazuki’s running somewhat but drier conditions in the afternoon allowed him to do some set-up work. Meanwhile, Nico focussed on engine system checks and successfully completed a race run towards the end of the day.”