Wednesday

Weather conditions: Sunny, Air: 11-21°C, track: 10-28°C

Number of cars participating: 13

Fastest lap overall: 1:16.949 min (lap 53), Fernando Alonso, Renault, Michelin

Nick Heidfeld: Chassis / engine: BMW Sauber F1.06-02 / BMW P86 V8Test kilometres  505 km (114 laps)Fastest lap: 1:17.584 min (lap 52)Programme: Nick worked on the set-up of the car, and absolved long and short runs to evaluate Michelin tyres for the Malaysian Grand Prix in Sepang in March.

Jacques Villeneuve: Chassis / engine: BMW Sauber F1.06-03 / BMW P86 V8Test kilometres : 407 km (92 laps)Fastest lap: 1:18.055 min (lap 48)Programme: Jacques did the roll-out of the new chassis and particularly in the morning worked on the set-up of the car. In addition, he tested tyres for the race in Bahrain.

What comes next:Today Nick will verify the Bahrain tyre test data that Jacques gathered yesterday, and will continue to work on the set-up. Jacques will assess further tyre options for the Grand Prix of Bahrain.