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| January 31 ,
2001 |
| Testing
continued at Barcelona today. |
Ralf
Schumacher completed 340km (70 laps) with the FW23,
which
is more than a race distance. |
He said:"because
of the technical rule changes for 2001, we have tried over the past few
days to adapt the set-up of the car to allow for this - something
that we didn't do too well at the beginning of this test.
From driving the FW23 today, however, it feels
much more stable and far closer to
an
optimum
set-up. I'm very pleased and encouraged with what we have learned." |
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| Ralf Schumacher
1: 20. 570 70 Laps
(3nd) |
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| January 30 ,
2001 |
| Ralf
Schumacher was testing in the new FW23 |
| He
said: "I continued the evaluation of
set-up work and reliability on the FW23. We suffered
from an engine problem, which necessitated an engine
change. The team did an efficient and quick job
during the engine change and we got back out again to do some installation
laps on the engine for tomorrow's session." |
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| Ralf Schumacher
1: 21. 518 43 Laps
(7th) |
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| January 29 ,
2001 |
| First day testing
at Barcelona with the new FW23 |
Ralf
Schumacher said: "Not a bad first day with the new
FW23.
My initial impressions are that it
is stable and relatively easy to drive but development work
is ongoing. |
| I
managed 33 laps with the car before
I heard and subsequently reported an unusual sound to
the engineers. The team suggested that, as a precaution, we switch it off
and examine the problem. I hope for
some longer runs tomorrow. " |
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| Ralf Schumacher
1: 23. 211 33 Laps
(6th) |
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| Michael Schumacher
will follow his brother Ralf on his new |
| helmet. Michael also
wear as his brother a German made |
| helmet . |
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| RALF
SCHUMACHER' S NEW HELMET |
| Outside
: Carbon fiber |
| Inside
: eps , multiport |
| Visor
: 3mm polykarbonat , antifog |
| Geometry : aeorodynamic
, 3 top spoiler + chinspoiler |
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| January 27 ,
2001 |
RALF
SCHUMACHER takes the new car on its FIRST
LAP
at Silverstone. |
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| January 27 ,
2001 |
| The
BMW WilliamsF1 Team today unveiled its'2001 challenger, the FW23, at the
Silverstone circuit in Northamptonshire (UK). |
| Frank
Williams "Much is expected of the partnership
in 2001 and everybody at the BMW WilliamsF1 Team
is aware of this important responsibility." |
| Gerhard
Berger "It is highly unlikely that we will be able to completely
close the gap with the established front-runners in our second season
with WilliamsF1." |
Patrick
Head "The FW23 will build on the progress made
over
the last two years and have a visual similarity to the successful FW22
2000 car.The aerodynamics of the car have been optimised around the
new regulations, and we hope that this car and engine will permit our
drivers to challenge for race wins in 2001." |
| Mario
Theissen "the new smaller and lighter engine from BMW will assist
with the chassis dynamics as well as providing
greater power." |
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| January 21 ,
2001 |
| BMW.WilliamsF1 Team
confirms launch time |
| At
11:30am GMT Saturday 27 January 2001 the new chassis
will be shown to the worlds media at Silverstone in England. |
| Ralf
Schumacher will conduct the shakedown of the new contender at
Northamptonshire circuit. |
| You
will be able to join Ralf, live and on-board. |
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| January 17 ,
2001 |
| VALENCIA
TEST - DAY THREE |
| Ralf
“Given the hiccups we suffered on day one, we spent the last day
of testing trying to finish our program. We did |
| some
work with the FW22B in the morning that was aimed at optimising
the car to the new engine and gearbox. |
| This
was cut short by an engine problem. In the afternoon we did
some tyre work with the Fw22A. My initial impressions about the new engine
are favourable but there's obviously still some development
work to be done.” |
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| Ralf Schumacher
1: 15. 334 71
Laps (5th) |
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| January 17 ,
2001 |
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| The
BMW WilliamsF1 Team will be the first team to commit to a live launch
when the WilliamsF1 BMW FW23 is unveiled at Silverstone, England
on January 27. |
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| January 16 ,
2001 |
| VALENCIA
TEST - DAY TWO |
| There
was minor frustration for Ralf Schumacher, as his first taste of the all-new
2001 BMW V10 engine was curtailed due to a mechanical problem. |
| Ralf
"I didn’t have much running today, I
could only manage a handful of laps due
to engine problems. We changed the engine, but it was
too late in the day to do any longs runs. I hope for a better opportunity
with the new engine tomorrow." |
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| Ralf Schumacher
1: 16. 320 13 Laps
(6th) |
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| January 15 ,
2001 |
| VALENCIA
TEST - DAY ONE |
| Ralf
Schumacher |
| "It
was very difficult to get any consistency today in terms of the weather
and subsequently the track conditions," |
| "The
day began wet and although it looked as if it might dry, the unpredictability
of the weather didn't really allow for any definitive tyre testing." |
| Ralf Schumacher
1: 28. 310 33
Laps (8th) |
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| January 10 ,
2001 |
| JEREZ
TEST - DAY THREE |
| Ralf
Schumacher, quickest both on Monday and yesterday, was third today behind
his new teammate Juan Pablo Montoya and
in front of the team's test driver Marc Gene. |
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| Ralf Schumacher
1: 24. 786 26
Laps |
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| January 09 ,
2001 |
| JEREZ
TEST - DAY TWO |
Ralf
set his best time in the morning part
of the session
before
the rain began falling and the German was pleased
with
the progress he made throughout the day. |
| Ralf
said "Another positive day which allowed for good mileage, I mainly focused
on tyre compound testing today. There are several other new components
that I am trying on the car and so far, so good." |
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| Ralf Schumacher
1: 23. 159 50
Laps |
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| January 08 ,
2001 |
| JEREZ
TEST - DAY ONE |
| Ralf
Schumacher "We had a productive day, We completed 400 km and
completed the Michelin tyre development schedule
for today without any problems." |
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| Ralf Schumacher
1: 23. 630 90 Laps |
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| BMW.WilliamsF1 Team
January Test Programme |
| January
8 - 10 , Jerez |
| January
15 - 17 , Valencia |
| January
27 , 2001 Car Launches |
| January
22 - 31 , Barcelona |
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