Test in Hockenheim. July 8th - 10th 2008
Day two – Wednesday
Weather conditions: Overcast in the morning, sunny in the
afternoon.
Temperatures: Air: 16 – 25 °C, Track: 18 –
34 °C
Number of drivers participating: 10 of 10 teams
Fastest lap overall: Lewis Hamilton (McLaren-Mercedes) 1:14.872
min
Circuit length: 4.574 km
Nick Heidfeld Chassis / engine: BMW Sauber
F1.08-06 / BMW P86/8 Test kilometres today: 526 km (115 laps)
Fastest lap: 1:16.235 min
Programme: Completing 115 laps Nick Heidfeld
today continued his preparation for the upcoming German Grand
Prix. In significantly better weather than yesterday his main
goal was the mechanical and aerodynamical setup of the BMW
Sauber F1.08. He also concentrated on tyre testing collecting
valuable data on the two compounds (medium and hard) nominated
for the Hockenheim race.
What comes next: Tomorrow Robert Kubica
will take over testing duties. He will use the last of the
three Hockenheimring test days to finetune the setup of the
BMW Sauber F1.08 to his liking.
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