Barcelona Test - Day three
STRONG CONCLUSION TO FIRST FORCE INDIA F1 TEAM TEST
15 November 2007 - The Force India F1 Team today concluded
a very productive three-day test at the Circuit de Catalunya
on the outskirts of Barcelona, Spain. With Vitantonio Liuzzi
and Christian Klien continuing for a further day each, the
team pushed on with its programme of gathering data on the
car's behaviour with the new-for-2008 standard ECU.
With no major mechanical issues occurring over the course
of the three days, Force India was able to complete its programme.
Klien and Liuzzi gave strong feedback throughout their day-and-a
half with the team and provided a strong baseline for Force
India's next test from 4 - 7 December in Jerez, Spain.
The duo were very closely matched over the day. Klien recorded
the team's fastest time, a 1min 23.084, however Liuzzi was
just over one tenth of a second slower. With 84 and 92 laps
for Klien and Liuzzi respectively, the team completed more
than 800km today.
Team quotes
Mike Gascoyne, chief technical officer
'Once again a productive day to conclude a positive week of
testing for us. Both Christian and Tonio did a very good job
for us, with interesting and informative feedback on the electronics
and general set-up of the car. We had no real mechanical problems
throughout the day and in general this week, with testing
new items and drivers, has had a very positive effect on the
team. Overall very good and we look forward to continuing
our work in Jerez.'
Christian Klien
'I think the second day went even better than the first. We
kept working on the car, there is still a lot to find obviously
and it was interesting to work with the engineers. We kept
improving over the day and I think there is still some more
lap time to find. The car felt good in the long runs, the
rear tyres were consistent and also the braking stability
on the new electronics was quite good. There is still quite
a lot to improve on this car and I am very optimistic. The
team worked hard and I think, all in all, it was a good two
days for me here.'
Vitantonio Liuzzi
'I am pretty happy with the whole day. In the morning we had
a very good session and set some quick times but in the afternoon
we had a small problem that affected the driveability of car.
It was a shame the lap time was not better, but we gave a
lot of information to the team and there is more to come as
for sure it was just one test. With some more experience the
team is ready to grow - there is a good group with some good
support from the new owners. There is obviously work to do,
but I am sure after some small changes the car can be way
quicker and you can make a huge difference over the lap.'
Testing data
Driver: Christian Klien & Vitantonio Liuzzi
Track: Circuit de Catalunya, Spain
Best lap time: 1min 23.084 (Christian) / 1min 23.206 (Tonio)
Laps completed: 84 (Christian), 92 (Tonio)
Kilometres completed: 819km (391km Christian / 428km Tonio)
Air temperature: High of 17ºC
Track temperature: High of 18ºC
Weather: Cold, but bright, cloudy and small specks of rain
towards the end of the afternoon
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