JerezTest - Day Two
Date:20.07.06 T29, Day 2 of 3
Venue: Circuito de Jerez
Weather Conditions:Dry, Sunny and Windy
Max. Air Temp: 31° C / Max Track Temp: 42° C
Driver:Tiago Monteiro
Chassis:M16-01
Engine:Toyota RVX-06
Fastest Lap:1:19.286
Number of Laps:76
Distance:329 km
Dominic Harlow, Chief Race and Test
Engineer:
"Tiago continued to look at some suspension updates today,
ran a tyre programme in preparation for one of the upcoming
events, and covered some more aerodynamic tests. The conditions
were very hot, similar to what we have just experienced in
France, and is what we can probably expect at the coming three
races. Unfortunately, as is often the case at these busy tests,
we lost a lot of time to red flags today."
Tiago Monterio:
"It was a pretty useful test in the end, as we tried
the new rear suspension and it proved quite a good upgrade.
We also ran a tyre program for the next few races and once
again, it was very positive, as we found some interesting
info and set ups.
The day was amazingly hot and some of our runs were trashed
by red flags, but our times are really not bad at all, considering
our fuel loads. We were pretty close to the pack today: I
finished 13th, but I was only 2 or 3 tenths away from 8th.
Testing days are so important and of course, we always wish
we could have more. We do a pretty good job of maximising
the time we spend on the track, though."
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