Barcelona - 6th April

First verdict on the new engine and chassis developments.Jarno Trulli, R24-05, 55 laps, 255 kmFernando Alonso, R24-04, 101 laps, 468 km

Chassis programmeTrulli tested the new aerodynamic package, which performed as expected. However, he was unable to complete any timed laps during the afternoon session owing to a hydraulic problem on chassis 05.Alonso conducted set-up work with the R24, experimenting with new settings and finding some useful steps forward.

Engine programmeTrulli ran the new specification engine, and found it represented a good improvement over its predecessor.

Comment: Pat Symonds, Executive Director of Engineering“Overall, we had a reasonable first day in Barcelona. The new developments ran without problems on Jarno’s car, and performed as we had predicted. We will continue to learn about them during the rest of the week. Tomorrow, both drivers will run the new engine specification: Jarno will complete a race distance, while Fernando will concentrate on tyre and set-up work.”

DRIVER - TEAM - LAPS - BEST

Alonso -  Renault -  101 - 1:15.269Davidson -  BAR -  93 -  1:15.407Trulli -  Renault  -  55 -  1:15.62Wurz -  McLaren -  59 -  1:15.768Badoer -  Ferrari -  59 - 1:15.83De La Rosa -  McLaren -  77 -  1:15.930Zonta - Toyota - 82 -  1:15.988Panis - Toyota -  46 -  1:16.447