Winter Testing Shed's some Light

After a full week of testing by all the major teams at Barcelona and Valencia an idea of the 2005 season has begun to take shape. Kimi Raikonnen set the bar at Valencia on thursday setting a low 1:09. Michael Schumacher was the closest to Kimi's time, however only managed a full second slower in a 2004-spec car. The BAR Honda's have had some reliability problems, and have seen several engines blow, while the Toyota's are worried about the amout of wear on their rear tires. Sauber have admitted some concern over their new chassis, claiming unexplainably slow times at Valencia, an aerodynamically demanding course. They say these deficiencies did not show up at Barcelona, a fast sweeping track that does not rely on downforce as much.