Oxford racing driver James Rossiter helped Brackley's Honda Racing F1 Team at the final test of the 2006 Formula One season at the Jerez circuit in Spain.

An intensive fortnight, which has seen six days of testing in Jerez, has enabled the team to finalise its preparations for the remaining three races of the season in China, Japan and Brazil.

The test programme concentrated on the evaluation of the tyres and engine specification for the last two races along with further chassis and electronic controls developments.

Anthony Davidson and Rossiter began the test programme, spending the day focusing on tyre programmes to evaluate the options for the final race of the season in Brazil.

Both drivers also ran through electronic systems checks and a short aero programme with Davidson completing 120 laps and Rossiter totalling 119 laps by the end of the day.

Jenson Button joined the team in Jerez for his final test of the season, taking over from Rossiter.

Rossiter said: "It has been another good test with excellent reliability from the car and engine, so we could cover a lot of laps on both days. My programme concentrated on evaluating the tyre options for the Brazil race and some electronics development work which saw some interesting results."

Mark Ellis, chief engineer responsible for vehicle performance, said: "We have had an extremely good test continuing the development of further performance improvements for the remaining races of the season.

"The strong winds on the first two days and overnight rain meant that we have had to tailor the test programme to suit the conditions, but we have succeeded in completing our planned schedule. This includes signing off the new engine step planned for the Japanese Grand Prix, achieving well over the two race weekend mileage on two engines and a comprehensive tyre programme for Brazil.

"This week concludes our test programme for the 2006 season; everyone involved both at the track and the factories in Brackley and Tochigi has done a fantastic job this year in what has been our most productive programme to date."