BMW Sauber F1 Team - Jerez Days 2 and 3
The track was wet throughout march 2nd, so Robert Kubica focussed mainly on setup training. They were, however, able to collect the first data feedback for the BMW Sauber F1 car in the wet, so this was valuable.
By March 3rd, the track had started to dry out. In the morning it was still damp, so Kubica was back at the set-up work with the BMW Sauber F1.09 running on wet tires. They took a lunch break and continued the program development on a dry track. The main focus of the track day was evaluating different solutions for the car’s aerodynamic set ups. Kubica was able to complete 98 laps during the day, even though a faulty engine sensor paused them mid-afternoon.
“Overall it was a good day”, Kubica said after completing his third day of testing in Jerez. “We were able to make up some of the time we lost yesterday when rain meant we had to change our schedule. I started on extreme wet tyres, changed to wet tyres and finally drove slick tyres. Together with the various different set-up solutions I tried that helped me get an even better feeling for the car.”
source: BMW Motorsport News
