Second fastest overall at Jerez

By Phil Huff
February 9 2006

Jenson Button has completed Honda Racing F1's Jerez test, ending the week second fastest overall, just 0.158s behind world champion Fernando Alonso's Renault, and full two seconds ahead of arch rivals Toyota.

Working on a tyre development programme for Michelin, Button was the sole Honda driver at Jerez as the team have packed up for next weeks Bahrain test, revealed exclusively here at RealHondaF1.com on Monday.

Completing a relatively trouble-free 118 laps of the Spanish circuit, Button once again proved the Honda RA106 was both fast, reliable and consistent.

The team now head to Bahrain for a three day test at the season opening circuit, alongside Ferrari and Scuderia Toro Rosso.

Here are the best times from all three days of the Jerez F1 test...

Pos	Driver	Team	Engine	Car	T	Best Lap	Gap
1	Alonso	Renault	Renault	R26	M	1:16.956
2	Button	Honda	Honda	RA106	M	1:17.114	0.158
3	Montoya	McLaren	Mercedes	MP4-21	M	1:17.273	0.317
4	de la Rosa	McLaren	Mercedes	MP4-20B	M	1:17.425	0.469
5	Fisichella	Renault	Renault	R26	M	1:17.479	0.523
6	Barrichello	Honda	Honda	RA106	M	1:17.492	0.536
7	Heidfeld	BMW-Sauber	BMW	F1.06	M	1:17.588	0.632
8	Webber	Williams	Cosworth	FW28	B	1:17.767	0.811
9	Villeneuve	BMW-Sauber	BMW	F1.06	M	1:18.069	1.113
10	Wurz	Williams	Cosworth	FW28	B	1:18.144	1.188
11	Kovalainen	Renault	Renault	R26	M	1:18.542	1.586
12	Rosberg	Williams	Cosworth	FW28	B	1:18.735	1.779
13	Raikkonen	McLaren	Mercedes	MP4-21	M	1:18.929	1.973
14	Trulli	Toyota	Toyota	TF106	B	1:19.083	2.127
15	R Schumacher	Toyota	Toyota	TF106	B	1:19.320	2.364
16	Liuzzi	Toro Rosso	Cosworth	STR01	B	1:19.394	2.438
17	Zonta	Toyota	Toyota	TF106	B	1:20.162	3.206
18	Panis	Toyota	Toyota	TF106	B	1:20.339	3.383
19	Albers	Midland	Toyota	M16	B	1:20.685	3.729
20	Monteiro	Midland	Toyota	M16	B	1:20.922	3.966