BMW WilliamsF1 Team driver Juan Pablo Montoya set a new lap record on the
first day of testing at Valencia, the penultimate test before the team heads
to Melbourne.

Valencia, known for its year-round sunshine, was unusually chilly and cloudy
today, with temperatures just about creeping up to 14ÇC.

Juan Pablo and test driver Marc Genˆ, both driving WilliamsF1 BMW FW26s, had
similar objectives today. In the morning both drivers worked on tyre
evaluations for Michelin, with Juan Pablo focusing on constructions and Marc
on compounds. Later in the day they both concentrated on traction control
and simulated race starts.

On the 69th of his 86 laps, Juan Pablo broke the (unofficial) lap record
established by team-mate Antonio Pizzonia last month, posting a best time of
1:09.103. Marc completed 93 laps, setting a personal best of 1:10.301.

Sam Michael (Chief Operations Engineer, WilliamsF1):

"On our first day back
at Valencia, Juan Pablo worked on set-up changes, tyre construction testing,
brake cooling and traction control routines on the FW26 throughout the day.
Marc spent most of the session tyre testing, working through different
compounds for Michelin."

Juan Pablo continues testing tomorrow, while Ralf Schumacher will take over
from Marc.

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