MF1 Racing
Silverstone Test - Day One of Three
Weather Conditions:
Dry, warm & overcast in the morning, turning to heavy
showers in the afternoon.
Maximum Temperatures - Air: 26°C / Track: 38°C
Drivers:
Fabrizio Del Monte / Tiago Monteiro
Chassis:
M16-01
Engine:
Toyota RVX-06 G0118
Fastest Laps:
Del Monte: 1:26.05 / Monteiro: 1:23.54
Number of Laps:
Del Monte: 67 / Monteiro: 20 (Team Total: 87)
Distance:
Del Monte: 344 km / Monteiro: 103 km
(Team Total 447Km)
Dominic Harlow, Chief Race and Test Engineer:
"Fabrizio shook down the team's test chassis and conducted
a series of control systems and aero tests to begin our programme
for this week. He proved himself very competent during his
first full circuit test for us in 2006, and we look forward
to working with him again at the Hungaroring, where he will
be the team's third driver at the Hungarian Grand Prix.
"Tiago took over the car for the afternoon session,
but our planned tyre programme was obviously disrupted by
the weather. We did, however, complete some wet setup work
which could be useful, given the sometimes unpredictable 'sea
climate' in Canada."
Fabrizio Del Monte:
"I was happy with my work today. My times could have
been better, but I wanted to drive well inside my abilities
so as not to take any undue risks with the car. Now, I am
looking forward to helping the team improve further when I
drive for them on Friday in Hungary."
Tiago Monteiro:
"I was unfortunate with the weather today, that's for
sure! It's too bad the rain couldn't wait until after my session
was over, but that's OK. We managed to make a couple of outings
in the dry before running a short control systems programme
in the wet, so the day was still reasonably productive."
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