Montoya Still on Top at Barcelona - Morning Session
Colombian Juan Pablo Montoya continued to dominate in the morning of the second day of testing at the Barcelona circuit, where four Formula One teams were in action today.
Colombian Juan Pablo Montoya continued to dominate in the morning of the second day of testing at the Barcelona circuit, where four Formula One teams were in action today.
Montoya had already posted the quickest time of the day yesterday, but the Colombian lapped nearly a whole second quicker this morning at the wheel of the BMW-powered FW24. The Williams driver finished ahead of Scot David Coulthard, whose McLaren team joined the test today and who also worked with test driver Alexander Wurz.
Toyota also joined the Barcelona test today with both their drivers Olivier Panis and Cristiano da Matta. The Frenchman posted the fifth quickest time with the new TF103, while da Matta finished eighth with the hybrid TF102B after completing 28 laps.
Sauber drivers Heinz-Harald Frentzen and Nick Heidfeld continued with the development of the new Petronas-powered C22, which made its track debut yesterday.
Olivier Beretta got back to the wheel of the Williams car today after having acquainted himself with the FW24 last week, posting the slowest time of the morning session.
Today's times:
Pos Driver Team-Engine Tyres Time Laps 1. Montoya Williams-BMW (M) 1:16.884 27 2. Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes (M) 1:16.911 24 3. Wurz McLaren-Mercedes (M) 1:17.311 26 4. Gene Williams-BMW (M) 1:17.549 30 5. Panis Toyota (M) 1:17.689 22 6. Frentzen Sauber-Petronas (B) 1:17.909 44 7. Heidfeld Sauber-Petronas (B) 1:18.095 47 8. Da Matta Toyota (M) 1:19.092 28 9. Beretta Williams-BMW (M) 1:19.397 24 All Timing Unofficial
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