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F1 teams are testing this week at 3 different tracks.

At Fiorano, Ferrari started testing on Tuesday with Luca Badoer

At Vallelunga, Williams started testing on Tuesday with Antonio Pizzonia and Andy Priaulx

Fiorano Test Times

Driver Team Best Lap Number of Laps
Luca Badoer Ferrari 57.649 188 (F2005)

Vallelunga Test Times

Driver Team Best Lap Number of Laps
Antonio Pizzonia Williams 57.664 142 (FW27)
Andy Priaulx Williams 58.624 132 (FW27)

For the fastest lap times at the testing tracks, check out the Best Lap Times - Testing Circuits thread

On Wednesday Ferrari continued testing at Fiorano with Luca Badoer and Michael Schumacher. Williams continued testing at Vallelunga with Mark Webber and Antonio Pizzonia.
At Paul Ricard 6 teams commenced a 3 day test.

Fiorano Test Times

Driver Team Best Lap Number of Laps
Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1:02.715 68 (F2005)
Luca Badoer Ferrari 1:03.119 34 (F2005)

Vallelunga Test Times

Driver Team Best Lap Number of Laps
Mark Webber Williams 56.449 97 (FW27)
Antonio Pizzonia Williams 57.209 128 (FW27)

Paul Ricard Test Times (Configuration 2D sc)

Driver Team Best Lap Number of Laps
Kimi Raikkonen McLaren 1:04.106 146 (MP4/20)
Ricardo Zonta Toyota 1:04.623 106 (TF105)
Heikki Kovalainen Renault 1:04.735 213 (R25)
Franck Montagny Renault 1:04.786 152 (R25)
David Coulthard Red Bull 1:05.056 102 (RB1)
Vitantonio Liuzzi Red Bull 1:05.251 109 (RB1)
Enrique Bernoldi BAR Honda 1:05.273 171 (BAR007)
Olivier Panis Toyota 1:05.304 92 (TF105)
Felipe Massa Sauber 1:05.414 148 (C24)
Anthony Davidson BAR Honda 1:05.435 117 (BAR007)
Alex Wurz McLaren 1:05.813 93 (MP4/20)

Full report and team notes here

For the fastest lap times at the testing tracks, check out the Best Lap Times - Testing Circuits thread

Every driver seems to be 2-3 seconds off the pace from previous best test times set

Paul Ricard times can be confusing!

It is because there are so many configurations possible.

This week the teams are testing on a new configuration called 2D sc which has a tight layout to simulate Monaco.

On Friday the teams will switch to configuration 1E sc to simulate low-medium downforce configuration of the Montreal track.

Thanx Ed.

I'm also looking at Ferrari timings at Fiorano,are they also using some modified track suited for Monaco??

Fiorano has two configurations, the normal and the short.

But on Wednesday they were testing wet tyres on an artificially wet track and hence the slower times.

Thanks Ed.

Wet tyres??? Are they expecting a wet race in Monaco
Shouldnt they be testing their dry tyres which dont perform in heat

Put it this way, I was surprised too!

And they didn't do many laps either.

Weather forecasts aren't accurate that far from an event!

On Thursday Ferrari continued testing at Fiorano with Luca Badoer and Michael Schumacher. Williams concluded their test at Vallelunga with Mark Webber and Antonio Pizzonia.
At Paul Ricard 5 teams continued testing as BAR cancelled the second day due to the layout being setup for Monaco and are expected to return on Friday.

Fiorano Test Times

Driver Team Best Lap Number of Laps
Michael Schumacher Ferrari 57.597 118 (F2005)
Luca Badoer Ferrari 57.852 101 (F2005)

Vallelunga Test Times

Driver Team Best Lap Number of Laps
Mark Webber Williams 56.632 171 (FW27)
Antonio Pizzonia Williams 57.149 172 (FW27)

Paul Ricard Test Times (Configuration 2D sc)

Driver Team Best Lap Number of Laps
Olivier Panis Toyota 1:04.877 112 (TF105)
Ricardo Zonta Toyota 1:05.115 120 (TF105)
Kimi Raikkonen McLaren 1:05.130 75 (MP4/20)
Heikki Kovalainen Renault 1:05.143 196 (R25)
Franck Montagny Renault 1:05.336 132 (R25)
David Coulthard Red Bull 1:05.360 155 (RB1)
Juan Pablo Montoya McLaren 1:05.441 53 (MP4/20)
Vitantonio Liuzzi Red Bull 1:06.270 95 (RB1)
Jacques Villeneuve Sauber 1:06.644 114 (C24)

Full report here

For the fastest lap times at the testing tracks, check out the Best Lap Times - Testing Circuits thread

On Friday Ferrari continued testing at Fiorano with Luca Badoer.

At Paul Ricard 6 teams took part on the final day of testing.
Alex Wurz crashed heavily in the morning session. He was taken to the medical centre and was given the all clear. His car was beyond repair though and the team along with Michelin are investigating the cause.
The teams were forced to switch to a different track configuration as a safety barrier was damaged from Wurz's accident

Fiorano Test Times

Driver Team Best Lap Number of Laps
Luca Badoer Ferrari 57.447 75 (F2005)


Paul Ricard Test Times (1E sc short track - 5,216km)

Driver Team Best Lap Number of Laps
Pedro de la Rosa McLaren 1:23.817 48 (MP4/20)
Alex Wurz McLaren 1:23.836 39 (MP4/20)
Franck Montagny Renault 1:23.982 60 (TF105)
Ricardo Zonta Toyota 1:24.002 29 (TF105)
Heikki Kovalainen Renault 1:24.474 88 (R25)
Takuma Sato BAR Honda 1:24.609 48 (BAR007)
Jenson Button BAR Honda 1:24.640 49 (BAR007)
Olivier Panis Toyota 1:25.134 23 (TF105)
David Coulthard Red Bull 1:25.341 47 (RB1)
Christian Klien Red Bull 1:25.948 73 (RB1)
Jacques Villeneuve Sauber 1:27.011 55 (C24)

Paul Ricard Test Times (2E sc short track - 3,551km)

Driver Team Best Lap Number of Laps
Takuma Sato BAR Honda 1:00.744 131 (BAR007)
Ricardo Zonta Toyota 1:00.822 98 (TF105)
Olivier Panis Toyota 1:00.993 65 (TF105)
Heikki Kovalainen Renault 1:01.052 66 (R25)
Franck Montagny Renault 1:01.343 22 (R25)
Jenson Button BAR Honda 1:01.477 64 (BAR007)
Pedro de la Rosa McLaren 1:01.667 61 (MP4/20)
Christian Klien Red Bull 1:01.810 31 (RB1)
Jacques Villeneuve Sauber 1:02.596 64 (C24)
David Coulthard Red Bull 1:02.949 58 (RB1)

Full report here

For the fastest lap times at the testing tracks, check out the Best Lap Times - Testing Circuits thread