Conditions at the Paul Ricard Circuit, in the south of France, were ideal today, with blue skies, bright sunshine, and temperatures reaching 18ďż˝C. Once again Nick Heidfeld and Antonio Pizzonia were on duty, both drivers focussing on tyre tests and in particular compounds for Imola. The Brazilian was the quicker of the two, setting a personal best time of 1:03.240 minutes, while his German team-mate posted a best time of 1:06.474.

Sam Michael (Technical Director, WilliamsF1): "This week at the Paul Ricard circuit, the main focus of the test was on the tyre compound choice for Imola. Antonio and Nick drove on both days to work through the test programme. The programme also included set-up work, traction control, brake cooling, continued mileage on the engine and evaluation of some new aero parts. On the Tuesday of next week, the BMW WilliamsF1 Team will undertake a shakedown test at Silverstone to sign off some electronics changes for the Imola GP."

Paul Ricard Test - Report and Times - 14 April

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