Silverstone Testing, Day 3
Final day of testing at Silverstone for the Renault
F1 Team.
At the wheel for the final day of testing, Giancarlo Fisichella
and Heikki Kovalainen completed a three-day programme at the
Silverstone circuit today in preparation for the British Grand
Prix.
After three days of testing, track conditions were good enough
to complete meaningful tyre testing in spite of slightly cold
conditions.. The Renault drivers were able to run an important
development programme with our partner Michelin and it was
once again a productive day for the team in spite of the numerous
red flags.
At the end of the session, the Renault F1 Team covered 228
laps with the two cars and the drivers performed well once
again as Giancarlo Fisichella set the fastest lap-time in
1:18.518. Heikki Kovalainen set the third-fastest lap-time
in 1:19.103.
Christian Silk, Chief Test Engineer: "It was a good
day once again for us. Heikki was back at the wheel today
and focused on tyre testing as Giancarlo firstly worked on
set-up changes and then on a tyre programme as well. The car
performed very well during the week and the drivers were happy
with its performance. We had good pace here and we know that
Silverstone is a good barometer of overall performance, and
particularly aerodynamic performance. That indicates the great
job our aero department is doing, as well as all the people
at Enstone and Viry who are working flat out at the moment.
We are looking forward to seeing how things shape up at the
British Grand Prix in two months' time."
The Renault F1 Team will next be testing at Paul Ricard from
May 16 to May 18, 2006.
DRIVER - TEAM - BEST LAPS
1 FISICHELLA Renault 1 :18.518 127
2 RAIKKONEN McLaren 1 :18.983 93
3 KOVALAINEN Renault 1 :19.103 101
4 KLIEN Red Bull 1 :19.562 32
5 BARRICHELLO Honda 1 :19.620 70
6 MONTOYA McLaren 1 :19.682 41
7 DAVIDSON Honda 1:19.767 142
8 SPEED Toro Rosso 1:20.008 84
9 COULTHARD Red Bull 1:20.055 87
10 WEBBER Williams 1:20.409 99
11 KUBICA BMW 1:20.924 104
12 ALBERS Midland F1 1:20.988 42
13 WURZ Williams 1:21.189 108
14 PAFFET McLaren 1:21.888 7
15 SUTIL Midland F1 1:25.394 10
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