Jerez Test - Day four
FORCE INDIA COMPLETES SECOND WINTER TEST
The Force India Formula One Team today completed the second
test of its winter development programme at the Jerez de la
Frontera circuit in southern Spain.
Roldan Rodriguez and Giedo van der Garde brought the four-day
test to a conclusion, rounding off the programme that included
Ralf Schumacher and Tonio Liuzzi testing yesterday, Christian
Klien and Giancarlo Fisichella on Wednesday and Giancarlo
and Franck Montagny on Tuesday.
Over the four days the team covered over 2,600km - more than
eight race distances - as it worked through an extensive programme
of chassis development, evaluation of the new 2008 standard
electronics package and testing the 2009 'slick' development
Bridgestone Potenza tyres for the first time. Throughout,
the highly experienced drivers contributed with valuable feedback
that will be incorporated back into the ongoing winter development
programme.
The team will now return to its Silverstone base to focus
on next season's Force India challenger.
Team quotes
Vijay Mallya, Chairman and Managing Director
'The test has been a very fruitful one for the team. Not only
have we demonstrated the strong potential of the team by attracting
five highly talented drivers to test for us, it's also been
very motivating for the team to have the benefit of their
experience to help develop the car.
'This week has had a very positive impact on the motivation
of the mechanics, engineers and all involved and has shown
the sporting community that we are serious about what Force
India wants to achieve in Formula 1.
'Thank you to all the drivers who contributed so much and
to the hard work of the team for making it such a productive
event. It's just the start of many interesting projects for
this team.'
Final Testing data
Drivers: Tuesday: Giancarlo Fisichella & Franck Montagny
Wednesday: Giancarlo Fisichella & Christian Klien
Thursday: Ralf Schumacher & Vitantonio Liuzzi
Friday: Roldan Rodriguez & Giedo van der Garde
Track: Circuit de Jerez, Spain
Best lap times: 1min 20.187 (Christian), 1min 20.470 (Giancarlo),
1min 21.194 (Tonio), 1min 21.559 (Franck), 1min 21.853 (Ralf),
1min 22.321 (Giedo), 1min 22.508(Roldan)
Total laps completed: 616
155 (Giancarlo), 86 (Christian), 82 (Roldan), 81 (Giedo),
76 (Tonio), 71 (Ralf), 65 (Franck)
Total kilometres completed: 2,671km
672km (Giancarlo), 373km (Christian), 355km (Roldan), 352km
(Giedo), 330km (Tonio), 308km (Ralf), 282km (Franck)
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