Juan Pablo Montoya joined his team-mate Ralf Schumacher today as the BMW
WilliamsF1 Team continued the five day test programme at Jerez.
Once again, conditions at Jerez were ideal, with clear blue skies, bright
sunshine, and temperatures reaching 22°C.

Juan Pablo took over from the BMW WilliamsF1 Team's official test driver,
Marc Gené, and spent the whole day working on mechanical set-ups for the
WilliamsF1 BMW FW26. The Colombian completed 60 laps, setting a best time of
1:17.477.

Ralf focused on the aerodynamic balance of the FW26 in the morning before
switching to tyre evaluations in the afternoon. The German also carried out
a number of simulated race starts. Ralf completed 72 laps, posting a
personal best of 1:17.758.

Neither driver was aiming for long runs, instead they preferred to run a
number of short runs which allowed them to try as many different settings as
possible.

Tim Newton (Test Team Manager, WilliamsF1):

"Ralf and Juan Pablo were on
hand to perform testing duties today. Under clear skies, both drivers
continued working on the set-up of the FW26, Ralf in the 02 chassis and Juan
in the 03. Despite experiencing a few problems with his car early on in the
session, Ralf managed to carry out some valuable aero work. In the afternoon
he did tyre testing and practice starts. In the other FW26, Juan Pablo
primarily concentrated on mechanical set-up work. Both drivers will return
to the cockpit tomorrow."

-williams-


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