Vodafone McLaren Mercedes Test Report - Bahrain Day Four

 

Vodafone McLaren Mercedes Test Report - Bahrain Day Four


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Feb 27, 2007

Date: Tuesday 27th February 2007

Drivers: Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton

Location: Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain

Track Length: 5.412km

Weather: Sunny with a slight breeze. Track temperature – 47.2° Celsius / Ambient temperature – 25.4° Celsius

Total Laps Run: 151

Kilometres Covered: Fernando – 520km approx / Lewis – 298km approx.

Best Lap Time: Fernando – 1m31.851 at 10:19 / Lewis – 1m32.193 at 10:02

Programme: The Vodafone McLaren Mercedes test team resumed their programme in Bahrain today. Fernando worked through the day’s plan of Bridgestone Potenza evaluation and set-up options with the MP4-22 without any problems, completing a race distance in the afternoon. Unfortunately Lewis’s similar programme ended two hours early when he stopped on track with an oil leak.

Drivers for Day Five: Fernando and Lewis

Duration of Test: Six days (Thursday 22nd February – Thursday 1st March excluding Sunday 25th and Monday 26th
February)


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