It wasn't and BMW was intentional not running the car at speed.
Here was the write up that ITV did on the run
http://www.itv-f1.com/News_Article.aspx?PO_ID=39093
"...Heidfeld was instructed not to take any risks
and to slow for photo calls on each of his three
laps, so his best lap of 8m34s more than two
minutes shy of the outright track record was
not indicative of what a modern F1 car might be capable of.
The ride height of the F1.06 was raised for
maximum ground clearance on the uneven surface
and the car was fitted with unusually hard demonstration tyres.
Despite short gear ratios Heidfeld clocked 170mph
the long Dvttinger Hvhe straight but admitted
he was itching to take the car closer to the limit.
Id really like to have emptied the [fuel] tank, he said..."
At 06:58 PM 5/8/2007, you wrote:
>Wow, that wasn't very fast. I don't know what his times were, but the
>car didn't appear to be anywhere near it's limits.
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