Cold and windy for Honda's third day of testing

By Honda Racing F1
January 13 2006

The temperature dropped and the wind picked up in Jerez today for the third day of Honda Racing F1's four-day test. Combined with frequent circuit red lights and intermittent rain showers in the afternoon session, it was a frustrating day for all the teams and drivers.

Rubens Barrichello began his day with an installation lap in chassis 078-07 before returning to the garage to wait for the track temperatures to warm up sufficiently. Once back out on track, he completed a series of familiarisation runs to further acclimatise himself to the V8 car. Barrichello's final lap tally for the day was 38.

Anthony Davidson continued his running in chassis 078-08. He worked through an aerodynamic evaluation, alongside chassis set-up work, completing 50 laps in the morning session.

Davidson spent the afternoon attempting to complete a tyre evaluation; however, the frequent rain interruptions meant that this could not be completed. Anthony circulated 19 times this afternoon bringing to 69 laps his total for the day.

Barrichello will remain in Jerez tomorrow to take part in a Michelin wet test.