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On this thread we will post all the latest news on pre-season testing for 2006.

Ferrari are the only team testing at this stage. The rest of the teams are expected to return to testing towards the end of this month.

Ferrari have conducted testing on the 26th and 27th of October with Felipe Massa testing an F2004 fitted with a V8 engine at Vallelunga.

The team continues testing this week at Vallelunga with Felipe Massa and Luca Badoer running an F2004 and an F2005 for comparitive tests and tyre development.

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Ed wrote:On this thread we will post all the latest news on pre-season testing for 2006.

Ferrari are the only team testing at this stage. The rest of the teams are expected to return to testing towards the end of this month.

Ferrari have conducted testing on the 26th and 27th of October with Felipe Massa testing an F2004 fitted with a V8 engine at Vallelunga.

The team continues testing this week at Vallelunga with Felipe Massa and Luca Badoer running an F2004 and an F2005 for comparitive tests and tyre development.

Have any comparitive times(between the ferrari V10 & ferrari V8 ) been released yet????

The Ferrari team were running a F2004 with a V8 and F2005 with a V10 running in simulated V8 conditions and the times set are similar.

We cannot compare to times on the same track from earlier test sessions as they were running on a different track configuration!

Ferrari are scheduled to test at Bahrain on the 19th of this month and that may give us some idea but they may opt for a different track configuration again!

Towards the end of the month, several teams will be testing at Barcelona and we'll certainly get a better idea then!

Well, I suppose one benefit of Ferrari breaking the testing agreement again is all the juicy feedback from Bridgestone to Williams and Toyota. Incidentally didnt Ferrari justify all the 2005 pre-season testing by saying they were the only major team on that rubber?

Julian Mayo wrote:Well, I suppose one benefit of Ferrari breaking the testing agreement again is all the juicy feedback from Bridgestone to Williams and Toyota. Incidentally didnt Ferrari justify all the 2005 pre-season testing by saying they were the only major team on that rubber?

They'll find another stupid excuse trying to explain their "whatever it takes to give Michael another title" philosophy.

Perhaps they knew Newey was heading to Red Bull and they are now really scared

Did Ferrari agree to the testing ban or was it all the other teams?

For as long as I remember the teams didn't test in the 3 week break in August nor did they test for a month after the end of the season. This year Ferrari broke both.

Upcoming tests:

19th of November: Bahrain - Ferrari
21st of November: Vallelunga - Minardi (Toro Rosso)
29th of November: Barcelona - Renault, McLaren, Toyota, Williams, BAR (Honda), Red Bull, Sauber (BMW), Toro Rosso

Not much more to go

Ed wrote:Upcoming tests:

19th of November: Bahrain - Ferrari
21st of November: Vallelunga - Minardi (Toro Rosso)
29th of November: Barcelona - Renault, McLaren, Toyota, Williams, BAR (Honda), Red Bull, Sauber (BMW), Toro Rosso

Not much more to go

Can some one please set an alarm clock for Bundy

Ferrari commenced testing at Sakhir in Bahrain today. Luca Badoer in the F2005 and Marc Gene in the F2004 were on duty.

The F2005 ran with a V10 simulated for V8 while the F2004 ran with a V8 engine.

Badoer set the fastest time of the day with a 1:35.024.

For reference (2005 Barhain Grand Prix times):
Fastest time from the 1st Friday Practice: 1:31.449
Pole time - Saturday: 1:29.848
Pole time - Sunday: 1:32.054
Fastest lap of the race: 1:31.447

Note: Direct comparison can be misleading as fuel loads, track and weather conditions can vary greatly.

Ferrari Statement

Ed wrote:Ferrari commenced testing at Sakhir in Bahrain today. Luca Badoer in the F2005 and Marc Gene in the F2004 were on duty.

The F2005 ran with a V10 simulated for V8 while the F2004 ran with a V8 engine.

Badoer set the fastest time of the day with a 1:35.024.

For reference (2005 Barhain Grand Prix times):
Fastest time from the 1st Friday Practice: 1:31.449
Pole time - Saturday: 1:29.848
Pole time - Sunday: 1:32.054
Fastest lap of the race: 1:31.447

Note: Direct comparison can be misleading as fuel loads, track and weather conditions can vary greatly.

Ferrari Statement

As does driver ability

Second day of testing in Bahrain for Ferrari. Once again Luca Badoer drove the rev limited V10 F2005 while Marc Gene drove the F2004 V8.

Gene's best time was a 1:34.807
Badoer's best time was a 1:35.477

Ferrari Statement

Times are coming down. Two roubles say the top teams match the 2005 times by season end

Third day of testing in Bahrain for Ferrari. Again Luca Badoer drove the rev limited V10 F2005 while Marc Gene drove the F2004 V8.

Again Gene set the fastest time in the F2004 V8

Gene's best time was a 1:34.484
Badoer's best time was a 1:35.804

Ferrari Statement

Meanwhile at Vallelunga, the Minardi team commenced their final test in their history (the test was arranged prior to the purchase of the team by Red Bull). Minardi's test driver Canoch Nissany as well as Roldan Rodriguez and Luca Filippi were at the wheel.

Nissany completed 19 laps with a best time of 1:29.33
Rodriguez completed 20 laps with a best time of 1:23.14
Fillipi completed 20 laps with a best time of 1:21.09

Tomorrow Katherine Legge, Juan Caceres, Davide Rigon will be on duty.

Minardi Statement

Fourth and final day of testing in Bahrain for Ferrari. Luca Badoer drove the rev limited V10 F2005 while Marc Gene drove the F2004 V8.

Gene set the fastest time in the F2004 V8

Gene's best time was a 1:34.455
Badoer's best time was a 1:34.588

Ferrari Statement

At Vallelunga, the Minardi team continued their final test with Canoch Nissany, Katherine Legge, Juan Caceres and Davide Rigon.

Nissany completed 28 laps with a best time of 1:28.54
Caceres completed 22 laps with a best time of 1:27.30
Rigon completed 20 laps with a best time of 1:22.57
Legge didn't manage to set a time after spinning out on her first run. She will take part in the test tomorrow.

Legge said

It was great driving a Formula One car for the first time, even if I did end up learning about traction control the hard way! The accident was really just down to a lack of experience, but it most definitely hasn?t dampened my enthusiasm for continuing with the test tomorrow and trying to do the best job I can. I really want to thank Paul Stoddart and Minardi for what is a fantastic opportunity

Minardi Statement