Jerez test - day six: 12 December.
McLaren-Mercedes driver 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 wet weather compounds, the Spaniard completed 96 laps, the most of anyone driver, his best a 1 minute 26.955 seconds.
McLaren-Mercedes driver 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 wet 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 Renault's Frank Montagny was third, three tenths off the BAR.
Ricardo Zonta was the only other runner 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
