TEST REPORT - JEREZ - SUMMARY
The Vodafone McLaren Mercedes team today concluded its first
test with its 2008 car, the MP4-23. Following the launch event
on Monday, 7th January 2008 at the Mercedes-Benz Museum in
Stuttgart, the MP4-23 has completed three positive test days
at the Jerez track.
Lewis Hamilton, Heikki Kovalainen and Pedro de la Rosa were
all present for the test, which ran two MP4-23 chassis without
any major issues and saw the new car cover over 1,999 kilometres.
The Vodafone McLaren Mercedes engineering team will spend
the weekend analysing and working with the intelligence gathered
from the three day session as the pre-season development programme
continues with force. The test team will then return to track
action on Monday with Pedro alongside Gary Paffett, who will
be taking the wheel of the MP4-23 for the first time.
Dates: Wednesday 9th - Friday 11th January 2008
Drivers today: Lewis and Heikki
Location: Circuito de Jerez
Track length: 4.423km
Weather: Varied, with some showers during the course of the
day: Track temperature, 20.1°C / Ambient temperature,
17.5°C
Laps run: Total - 179: Lewis - 86 / Heikki - 93
Kilometres covered: Total - 793: Lewis - 381km approx / Heikki
- 412km approx.
Best lap time: Lewis - 1m19.691 at 11:08 / Heikki - 1m19.752
at 11:21
Laps run in total this week: Total - 452: Lewis - 189 / Heikki
- 223 / Pedro - 40
Kilometres covered in total this week: Total - 1,999: Lewis
- 836km approx. / Heikki - 986km approx. / Pedro - 177km approx.
Best lap time of the week: Lewis - 1m19.132 on Thursday /
Heikki - 1m19.462 on Thursday / Pedro - 1m19.655 on Wednesday
Next test: Three days - Monday 14th - Wednesday 16th January
Monday - Pedro and Gary
Tuesday - Lewis and Heikki
Wednesday - Lewis and Heikki
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