MF1 Racing
Silverstone Test - Day Three
Date:
June 15th, 2006
Weather Conditions:
Dry, warm & cloudy.
Max. air temp: 22° C / Max. track temp: 30° C
Driver:
Giorgio Mondini / Christijan Albers
Chassis:
M16-01
Engine:
Toyota RVX-06 G0118
Fastest Lap:
Mondini: 1:23.420 / Albers: 1:22.060
Number of Laps:
Mondini: 36 / Albers: 57 (Team total: 93)
Distance:
Mondini: 185 km / Albers: 293 km (Team total: 478 km)
Dominic Harlow, Chief Race and Test Engineer:
"Giorgio Mondini kicked off the final day of our test
today, looking at some fundamental studies for our Vehicle
Science department. We ran the Canada aero package in advance
of next weekend's race and were pleased to find it performed
as expected. Christijan Albers took over the car mid-morning
and quickly settled into a tyre programme for Bridgestone,
while also getting an early taste of the Canada setup. We
also tested some new brake components aimed at the notoriously
tough-on-brakes Gilles Villeneuve circuit."
Christijan Albers:
"I think we had a reasonable day and I was fairly satisfied
with our performance. The test has been a productive mix of
reliability, development and setup work. The data we have
collected will prove useful over the coming double-header
events in North America until we can test again in week 27."
Giorgio Mondini:
"This was a great way to finish off the test. We learned
a lot about the new aero package and I was able to record
my best times at this circuit, so I'm pleased about that.
But the important thing is that the team as a whole is continuing
to make progress, which motivates everyone to keep pushing
hard for the remainder of the season."
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