This is the thread for news on the test sessions that will be held at these 2 tracks before the French GP.
All the teams except for Honda and Super Aguri, were present at Silverstone yesterday. Ralf Schumacher set the benchmark. Webber had a hydraulic problem on his car, while Nakajima had an off.
Testing times from Silverstone (Tuesday June 19)
1. SCHUMACHER Toyota 1m22.794s
2. DE LA ROSA McLaren 1m22.915s
3. WEBBER Red Bull 1m23.329s
4. KOVALAINEN Renault 1m23.510s
5. BADOER Ferrari 1m23.768s
6. HEIDFELD BMW 1m23.841s
7. LIUZZI Toro Rosso 1m24.125s
8. NAKAJIMA Williams 1m24.665s
9. VALLES Spyker 1m25.394s
10. VAN DER GARDE Spyker 1m25.931s
Testing times from Silverstone (Wednesday, June 20)
1. TRULLI Toyota 1m21.420s
2. RAIKKONEN Ferrari 1m21.548s
3. WURZ Williams 1m21.904s
4. DE LA ROSA McLaren 1m22.018s
5. KOVALAINEN Renault 1m22.119s
6. LIUZZI Toro Rosso 1m22.365s
7. WEBBER Red Bull 1m22.447s
8. GLOCK BMW 1m22.481s
9. SUTIL Spyker 1m23.228s
Another wet day. Alonso had a problem with the lubrication system in the morning. Speed suffered a drivetrain failure, Albers an electronic glitch, and Massa and van der Gaarde binned their cars.
Testing times from Silverstone (Thursday June 21)
1. MASSA Ferrari 1m20.805s
2. ROSBERG Williams 1m21.274s
3. ALONSO McLaren 1m21.284s
4. PIQUET JR Renault 1m21.357s
5. TRULLI Toyota 1m21.703s
6. COULTHARD Red Bull 1m21.933s
7. GLOCK BMW 1m22.456s
8. SPEED Toro Rosso 1m23.049s
9. ALBERS Spyker 1m23.374s
10. VAN DER GARDE Spyker 1m25.865s