Here is Ralf Schumacher's time from the Spanish GP last year and Ricardo Zonta time from testing at Barcelona yesterday. Ralf Schumacher Toyota 1:14.280 Here is the link;http://www.formula1.com/archive/grandprix/2005/736/12.html R. Zonta - Toyota TF106 V8 - 1:16.647 (+ 2.502 ) - 60 laps http://f1.racing-live.com/f1/en/index.html
I think that's a decent baseline comparison. Not too bad if you also factor in that the new car is running on different (Bridgestone) rubber. It'll take some time just to get to terms with that alone much less really start to squeeze some more power out of the engine. FWIW Webber was the second fastest V8 contender Today: http://www.pitpass.com/fes_php/pitpass_news_item.php?fes_art_id=26617 Hooray for Williams-Cosworth!
