"It was a good exercise for us," Wurz, who transferred from
Williams over the winter, confirmed, "The new aero upgrades open up new opportunities for the set-up and enable us to make better use of the tyres. I completed two full race simulations without any problems and I believe we are well prepared for the season-opener. I am looking forward to the challenge of continuing to develop the car over the next few races."
The three drivers, who form the most experienced driver line-up on the
F1 grid this year, completed 603 laps - or over 2670km - during the three days, although Barrichello admitted that, with other teams having ended their development programme last week, it was hard to know exactly where
Honda may fit in to the pecking order heading to Melbourne...
"I drove the car in the launch specification and with the new aero package this week, which was very useful to provide a direct performance comparison," the Brazilian revealed, "Today, I completed a lot of running with the new developments which was very beneficial. It is difficult to know where we are compared to the competition as we were testing privately, but I definitely feel we have taken a step in the right direction. We have improved the car and I feel comfortable that we are well prepared for the start of the season."
