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Jaguar ran limited programme

Mixed weather conditions frustrated the Jaguar Racing drivers today as they took to the Magny-Cours Circuit in France. Mark Webber (27), Christian Klien (21) and Björn Wirdheim (24) were all limited by the extreme wet weather conditions and had to curtail their test programme as a result of the variable conditions. As a result the tyre choice has been delayed until midday tomorrow thus giving the teams extended track time to make their decisions ahead of the race. The team is pleased with the pace of the car on track but will be looking to complete more running tomorrow to allow themselves as much preparation time as possible.

Mark Webber commented after today's free practice: "I managed 14 laps today which is not exactly satisfactory given what we were planning to do. Unfortunately the weather conditions really hampered our running time and we had to make do with that limited number of laps. All of the teams are in the same boat though so there is not a lot we can do about it. During the time I was on track though, the R5 felt good and the balance was fine. I am now preparing for tomorrow and I will be looking for more track time so it should be a busy day."

Christian Klien said: "Today was quite a difficult day with us only completing ten laps in dry conditions. The rain was quite unpredictable and just as the track was drying out it started raining again. This does make it difficult for us to complete our testing programme but we did our best and I am pleased with the results. I like this track and feel comfortable here and I am now focusing on the task ahead tomorrow."

Björn Wirdheim commented: "Today was not ideal for us as the bad weather affected our running time quite extensively. I tried my best to work on tyres during the morning session but it was so difficult with the conditions changing so rapidly. I am pleased to see that we now have until tomorrow at midday to make our tyre choice, otherwise it would have been a very frustrating decision to have to make."

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