Jerez test - day six: 12 December.
McLaren-Mercedes driv﷽er Pedro de la Rosa topped the times yesterday [Sunday] at Jerez, 🧸as pre-Christmas testing finally drew to a close.
On a track that was artificially dampened so that the teams could work on Michelin's latest w๊et weather compounds, the Spaniard completed 96 laps, the most of anyone driver, his best a 1 minute 26.955 seconds.
Takuma Sato was next up around three seconds slower, while Renaul✤t's Frank Montagny was third, three tꦡenths off the BAR.
Ricardo Zonta 🧸was the only other runner on track - his best a 1m 31.517s in t༒he Toyota TF104B.
McLaren-Mercedes🍰 driver Pedro de la Rosa topped the times yesꩲterday [Sunday] at Jerez, as pre-Christmas testing finally drew to a close.
On a track that was artificially dampened so that the teams could work on Michelin's latest wet🎶 weather compounds, the Spaniard completed 96 laps, the most of anyone driver, his best a 1 minu❀te 26.955 seconds.
Takuma Sato was next up around three seconds slower, while Renault's Frank Montagny was third, three tenths off▨ the BAR.
Ricardo Zonta was the only other runneಞr on track - his best a 1m 31.517s in the Toyota TF104B.
Testing will now resume in January.
Leading times (12 December) - Jerez:
1. Pedro de la Rosa McLaren-Mercedes 1m 26.955s 96 laps
2. Takuma Sato BAR-Honda 1m 30.112s 70 laps
3. Franck Montagny Renault-Renault 1m 30.459s 68 laps
4. Ricardo Zonta Toyota-Toyota 1m 31.517s 63 laps
[all on Michelin tyres]
Weather/track conditions: Track artificially dampened
All times unofficial - courtesy of McLaren
