Kyalami Test - Day One: 7 February.
Both Williams and British American Racing were frustrated by decidedly British weather conditions in South Africa yesterday, with neither being able to do any serious running on the first day of their test.
Williams, which is due to run Jenson Button and Ralf Schumacher during its visit to Kyalami, did not venture out on to the circuit, having seen the problems faced by BAR as it attempted to run Ricardo Zonta. The Brazilian completed a handful of slow laps in the rain, but was forced to return to the pits as conditions became worse.
Both Williams and British American Racing were frustrated by decidedly British weather conditions in South Africa yesterday, with neither being able to do any serious running on the first day of their test.
Williams, which is due to run Jenson Button and Ralf Schumacher during its visit to Kyalami, did not venture out on to the circuit, having seen the problems faced by BAR as it attempted to run Ricardo Zonta. The Brazilian completed a handful of slow laps in the rain, but was forced to return to the pits as conditions became worse.
Darren Manning, BAR's newly-appointed test driver, was on hand to film promotional footage for the team and its sponsors, but also failed to complete a representative lap.
Both teams hope for better weather today [Tuesday] as they try to prepare for the expected conditions in both Australia and Brazil, but local weather forecasters are predicting a continuation of rain and low temperatures for much of the week.
