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Monza Test Day 3: Kubica Drives In Wet Conditions
By BMW Sauber F1 Team
September 1 2007
On Thursday, Robert Kubica completed the third day of testing for the BMW Sauber F1 Team in Monza. The Polish driver completed only 48 laps of the "Autodromo Nazionale di Monza" due to heavy rain showers. His fastest time of the day was set in 1.24.413 minutes.
With the weather being rainy most of the day and temperatures reaching 26 degrees Celsius, eleven cars took to the track on the third day of testing in Monza. Fernando Alonso (McLaren) was the fastest driver of the session, clocking a time of 1:23.490 minutes.

Due to the difficult weather conditions, Robert lapped the 5.793-kilometre track only 48 times, covering a distance of 278 kilometres. The BMW Sauber F1 Team driver set a personal best time of 1:24.413 minutes.

It took quite a long time for the track to dry out because of water running onto the surface in various places. Robert completed several laps in wet conditions in order to gather data using standard wet tyres. After the track had dried out, Robert worked on the set-up of the car and found some promising solutions.

Due to bad weather conditions in the morning of day three, it was decided to extend the test by one day. Robert will continue driving tomorrow hoping to complete the preparations for the Italian Grand Prix.

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