Jerez de la Frontera, 17th February 2010 - In constantly changing weather conditions, Pedro de la Rosa, who was at the wheel of the C29, used the day to try out all the different tyre specifications.
Weather Rain on and off all day, air 12 - 18 C, track 11 - 23 C
Circuit length 4.428 km
Driver Pedro de la Rosa (ES)
Chassis / engine BMW Sauber C29-01 / Ferrari
Kilometres today 337 km (76 laps)
Fastest lap 1:23.367 min
Pedro de la Rosa
"The conditions were obviously not ideal today, but overall
things went well for us, and we were able to complete all
the work we had on the programme for today. However, we
hope to get in some more laps in dry conditions because
we still have a lot of work to do. The weather forecast is not
very good for tomorrow, so we have to make the most of
every dry window we get."
Thomas Hunsicker
"The day was dominated by ever-changing weather conditions. We were able to
use all the tyre specifications - wet, intermediate and dry - and worked on
optimising the set-up for the various tyres as well as for different fuel
levels. In addition, we completed some systems work. The car ran reliably
all day."
What comes next
Tomorrow, Thursday, Pedro de la Rosa will be at the wheel again before Kamui
Kobayashi takes over for Friday and Saturday.
-source: bmw sauber
