Formula1        Vodafone McLaren-Mercedes F1 Team - TEST REPORT JEREZ, DAY 2

Best Team McLaren Mercedes lap time of the day: Franck Montagny, Renault, 1m18.804
Juan Pablo Montoya, 1m20.206
Duration of test: Three days (13th – 15th December)

Team McLaren Mercedes continued their test programme at the Circuito de Jerez in Spain today. Juan Pablo Montoya and Pedro de la Rosa completed the day's schedule with the focus on Mercedes-Benz V8 and Michelin tyre work.

Juan Pablo was eighth on the timesheets, with Pedro two places behind. The Team McLaren Mercedes drivers set times of 1m20.206 and 1m20.886 respectively, covering 124 laps and 540km in total today.

Running was affected all day by the weather conditions, reducing the number of laps achieved. The ambient and track temperatures only reached a maximum of just over 15 degrees Celcius for a short period, and there was light drizzle during the afternoon, which ended running early. In addition there were eleven red flag stoppages, one of which was caused by Juan Pablo stopping out of track with a minor software issue that was resolved by the team.

Tomorrow’s test will mark the final session of 2005 for the team, with Juan Pablo and Pedro remaining at the wheel of the two interim MP4-20Bs.

Unofficial times*: Pos Driver Constructor Time Laps

1 Franck Montagny Renault – V10 1m18.804 98

2 Narain Karthikeyan Williams F1– V8 1m19.163 38

3 Felipe Massa Scuderia Ferrari – V10 1m19.258 69

4 Mark Webber Williams F1– V8 1m19.552 48

5 Ricardo Zonta Toyota – V8 1m19.523 76

6 Heikki Kovalainen Renault – V10 1m19.621 106

7 Anthony Davidson Honda Racing – V8 1m20.140 94

8 Juan Pablo Montoya Team McLaren Mercedes – V8 1m20.206 39

9 Nick Heidfeld Williams F1 – V8 1m20.326 76

10 Pedro de la Rosa Team McLaren Mercedes – V8 1m20.886 85

11 Franck Perera Toyota – V8 1m21.557 19

12 Adam Carroll Honda Racing – V10 1m21.559 86

13 Olivier Panis Toyota – V8 1m21.665 14

*no official times available

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