Barcelona Test Day 2: set-up work

By BMW Sauber F1 Team
April 15 2008

On the second day of testing in Barcelona, Nick Heidfeld took to the track for the BMW Sauber F1 Team. The BMW Sauber F1.08 driver covered 98 laps on the 4.655 kilometre "Circuit de Catalunya". With the weather mostly sunny and just occasional clouds, temperatures reached up to 19° C degrees in Barcelona.

Nick was one of nine drivers, who continued their preparation programme for the Spanish Grand Prix.

Nick covered a total of 457 kilometres. His fastest lap was recorded at 1:20.981 minutes. Rubens Barrichello (1:18.928 minutes) was the fastest driver of the session.
Again Nick Heidfeld concentrated on setup work related to next week's Spanish round of the World Championship. The team tried different aerodynamical and mechanical options making good progress with the development of the BMW Sauber F1.08. Another focus of today's work was tyre testing, again in preparation for the upcoming Grand Prix.

Like yesterday several teams again tested their cars with the 2009 slick tyres, resulting in significantly better lap times. BMW Sauber F1 Team sticked to 2008 specifications during the entire session. With Heidfeld concluding a total of 203 laps (945 kms) in the last two days the car ran according to the team's test schedule without noteworthy problems, giving the engineers the opportunity to collect valuable data.
From tomorrow on Robert Kubica will be on duty. BMW Sauber F1 Team will be testing for two more days in Barcelona.