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Ralf, Montoya, Gene in testing for Williams
Valencia, Dec 01: After the lifting of the test ban which has been in place since the end of September, winter testing got underway in earnest in Valencia for the BMW WilliamsF1 Team this week.
Valencia, Dec 01: After the lifting of the test ban which has been in place since the end of September, winter testing got underway in earnest in Valencia for the BMW WilliamsF1 Team this week.
Juan Pablo Montoya, Ralf Schumacher & Marc Gené shared testing duties with three chassis running for three days, followed by Marc Gené conducting a day of wet tyre testing on Friday.
The test team ran in excess of 2,500km of evaluation work, aimed mainly at bringing components on stream for the January 5th, 2004 launch of the WilliamsF1 BMW FW26. Both the new BMW P84 engine and transmission were thoroughly trialed over long run simulations, and other valuable work including tyre testing and practice starts to account for new regulations, were undertaken.
Next week the test team switches its attentions to Jerez, where it will be testing on the 2nd – 4th of Decemeber inclusive. Ralf Schumacher and Marc Gené will spearhead the test, but they will be joined by Nelson Piquet Jnr and Nico Rosberg, both of whom will be undergoing evaluation tests with the team.
The test team stays in Jerez into mid-December, and on December 11, Ho-Pin Tung will also undergo an evaluation test, making history as the first Chinese national to ever test a Formula One car. The significance of this test drive, a prize for an outstanding achievements in winning the 2003 Formula BMW Asia Championship, is heightened by the anticipation surrounding the inaugural Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai in 2004.
Bureau Report
Juan Pablo Montoya, Ralf Schumacher & Marc Gené shared testing duties with three chassis running for three days, followed by Marc Gené conducting a day of wet tyre testing on Friday.
The test team ran in excess of 2,500km of evaluation work, aimed mainly at bringing components on stream for the January 5th, 2004 launch of the WilliamsF1 BMW FW26. Both the new BMW P84 engine and transmission were thoroughly trialed over long run simulations, and other valuable work including tyre testing and practice starts to account for new regulations, were undertaken.
Next week the test team switches its attentions to Jerez, where it will be testing on the 2nd – 4th of Decemeber inclusive. Ralf Schumacher and Marc Gené will spearhead the test, but they will be joined by Nelson Piquet Jnr and Nico Rosberg, both of whom will be undergoing evaluation tests with the team.
The test team stays in Jerez into mid-December, and on December 11, Ho-Pin Tung will also undergo an evaluation test, making history as the first Chinese national to ever test a Formula One car. The significance of this test drive, a prize for an outstanding achievements in winning the 2003 Formula BMW Asia Championship, is heightened by the anticipation surrounding the inaugural Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai in 2004.
Bureau Report