Valencia Test - Day three
FISICHELLA BRINGS VALENCIA TEST TO A CLOSE
24 January 2008 - Giancarlo Fisichella completed a highly
productive day of testing today to bring Force India Formula
One Team's three-day test to a close in Valencia.
The Italian was able to complete 96 laps with a programme
that included work on set-up, dampers, some minor new set-up
components and continued honing of the new ECU. His best time
was just under two seconds from the front, demonstrating a
marked improvement in the team's relative pace over the three
days. Giancarlo was unfortunate however not to better this
time as a small mechanical problem at the very close of the
day prevented him completing a new tyre run.
The next test will take place in Barcelona from 1 - 3 February.
Giancarlo will drive on day one, Tonio on the second, with
Adrian finishing the test.
Team quotes
Mike Gascoyne, chief technical officer
'It was an excellent final day today and, apart from one minor
mechanical issue right at the end of the day, we had no real
reliability issues and were able to complete our programme.
Giancarlo and the team improved throughout the day, completing
work on set-up and dampers as planned, and it was just a shame
that this improvement was not reflected in a better time as
we were not able to run new tyres due to the problem at the
end. Overall though a very useful three-day test for us at
this stage in development.'
Giancarlo Fisichella
'It was a good day today and we were able to complete the
programme. Apart from the small problem at the end there were
no issues and we could see we were getting closer to the others.
We did some set-up work, and got some more understanding of
the dampers and made some changes to the ride height, which
made the car a lot more consistent. Even with lots of fuel
and scrubbed tyres we were closer to the other teams - it
would have been interesting to see how close we got - but
we are definitely making progress and going in the right direction.
I'm pleased with how it's going.'
Testing data
Driver: Giancarlo Fisichella
Track: Circuit de la Comunitat Valenciana Ricardo Tormo, Spain
Best lap time: 1min 12.976
Laps completed: 98
Kilometres completed: 385km
Air temperature: High of 17ºC
Track temperature: High of 21ºC
Weather: Dry throughout
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