MF1 RACING SILVERSTONE TEST
28 February 2006 - Midland F1

The team''s goals for today were twofold

Weather Conditions: Dry and Clear, Air Temp. 2 ̊ C / Track Temp. 5 ̊ C

Driver: Giorgio Mondini, Markus Winkelhock, Tiago Monteiro

Chassis: M16-03

Engine: Toyota RVX-06

Fastest Lap: 1''44.178 / 1''37.35 / No time

Number of Laps: 13 / 12 / 11

Distance: 67 / 62 / 57 km (186 km)

Test Summary:

The team''s goals for today were twofold: shaking down the second M16 race chassis for Bahrain; and running through a series of pit stop drills with all the hardware, using the team that will shortly be executing these critical routines during races.

Giorgio and Markus finalized their pre-season testing programme in preparation for their Friday driving duties in Bahrain and Malaysia, respectively, while Tiago conducted the remainder of the shakedown.

As always, there is still plenty of work to do ahead of the season''s first race, but the team is pleased to have concluded its pre-season build up with another productive and trouble-free test.

Driver Quote - Tiago Monteiro:

''Unfortunately, we weren''t able to do much hard running today, as it was freezing cold and actually snowed quite a bit!

But we did manage to shake down the new car, test out the new gearbox and practice some pit stops and refueling, so it was a pretty useful test.

As usual, the mechanical components and team members performed flawlessly. Now, everyone is excited and getting ready for the first race in two weeks.

Personally, I can say that I''m really looking forward to being in a warm, dry climate again!''

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