23/03/2006
NEWS STORY
Today (Thursday), was the second day of testing at Valencia, where gusty winds blasted the Spanish track for much of the day.
David Coulthard was once again on duty for Red Bull as the team continued its preparations for the start of the European season next month.
Also present was WilliamsF1 third driver, Alex Wurz. "On a gusty and cloudy, but dry day, Alex initially concentrated on tyre compound choices for Melbourne and then completed the session with some systems checks in conjunction with Cosworth," said Mike Condliffe. "Alex will completed the test for the team tomorrow."
Today's Times - All Times Unofficial
| Name | Team | T | Laps | Time | Gap |
| Coulthard | Red Bull | M | 69 | 1:11.758 | 124.876 mph |
| Wurz | WilliamsF1 | B | 103 | 1:12.689 | 0.931 |
Best Times To Date
| Date | Driver | Team | T | Time | Gap |
| 02-Mar | Davidson | Honda | M | 1:08.543 | 130.733 mph |
| 01-Mar | Raikkonen | McLaren | M | 1:09.423 | 0.880 |
| 01-Mar | de la Rosa | McLaren | M | 1:09.852 | 1.309 |
| 02-Mar | Coulthard | Red Bull | M | 1:10.374 | 1.831 |
| 28-Feb | Kovalainen | Renault | M | 1:10.438 | 1.895 |
| 03-Feb | Alonso | Renault | M | 1:10.552 | 2.009 |
| 14-Feb | Webber | WilliamsF1 | B | 1:10.601 | 2.058 |
| 16-Feb | Montoya | McLaren | M | 1:10.665 | 2.122 |
| 02-Feb | Button | Honda | M | 1:10.907 | 2.364 |
| 17-Feb | Fisichella | Renault | M | 1:10.921 | 2.378 |
| 15-Feb | Rosberg | WilliamsF1 | B | 1:10.994 | 2.451 |
| 01-Mar | R Schumacher | Toyota | B | 1:11.129 | 2.586 |
| 27-Feb | de la Rosa | McLaren | M | 1:11.238 | 2.695 |
| 14-Feb | Klien | Red Bull | M | 1:11.254 | 2.711 |
| 02-Feb | Massa | Ferrari | B | 1:11.284 | 2.741 |
| 02-Feb | M Schumacher | Ferrari | B | 1:11.649 | 3.106 |
| 03-Feb | Heidfeld | BMW | M | 1:11.797 | 3.254 |
| 03-Feb | Zonta | Toyota | B | 1:11.934 | 3.391 |
| 01-Feb | Barrichello | Honda | M | 1:12.062 | 3.519 |
| 01-Mar | Trulli | Toyota | B | 1:12.159 | 3.616 |
| 02-Feb | Villeneuve | BMW | M | 1:12.179 | 3.636 |
| 03-Feb | Kubica | BMW | M | 1:12.217 | 3.674 |
| 16-Feb | Wurz | WilliamsF1 | B | 1:12.233 | 3.690 |
| 02-Feb | Rossi | Ferrari | B | 1:12.315 | 3.772 |
| 16-Feb | Albers | Midland | B | 1:12.778 | 4.235 |
| 14-Feb | Monteiro | Midland | B | 1:12.924 | 4.381 |
| 01-Feb | Paffett | McLaren | M | 1:12.937 | 4.394 |
| 17-Feb | Sutil | Midland | B | 1:13.027 | 4.484 |
| 14-Feb | Doornbos | Red Bull | M | 1:13.696 | 5.153 |
| 22-Mar | Karthikeyan | WilliamsF1 | B | 1:13.897 | 5.354 |
| 03-Feb | Oliveira | WilliamsF1 | B | 1:13.918 | 5.375 |
| 14-Feb | Winkelhock | Midland | B | 1:14.299 | 5.756 |
| 15-Feb | Mondini | Midland | B | 1:14.646 | 6.103 |
Note: Italics denote V10