Location   Circuito de Jerez Track length   4.423km Weather Blustery winds throughout the day, with a rain shower in the late afternoon.Laps completed   70 Kilometres covered   310kmBest laptime   1m22.278sProgramme A frustrating day of running, with windy conditions compromising our data gathering programme and affecting efforts to find a satisfactory set-up for the MP4-26.

Jenson was unable to find a suitable balance with the car, and the team’s progress was brought to an early end in the middle of the afternoon following the failure of an internal component.

Duration of test   Four days (February 10-13) Next test   Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona (February 18-21)