Jerez Testing, Day 2 – 07/12/06 - 7 DEC 2006
Day two of testing in Jerez for the Renault F1 Team.
The Renault F1 Team enjoyed good weather conditions for their
second day of testing at the Andalucian circuit, and made
solid progress with its technical programme.
Giancarlo Fisichella and Heikki Kovalainen concentrated primarily
on tyre testing and chassis set-up changes, in order to further
advance in their understanding of the Bridgestone tyres, and
the impact of the set-ups that were tried on the car.
Giancarlo's second day of testing saw him working initially
on brake development, before beginning the tyre work once
conditions had improved. His objective was once more to do
as many miles as possible, in order to collect the maximum
amount of data. He finished the day second-fastest, having
completed 63 laps in a best time of 1:19.685.
His team-mate Heikki Kovalainen worked through a set-up programme
in order to continue his evaluation of the Japanese tyres.
The Finn completed a total of 78 laps after a productive day's
work, setting a best lap of 1:20.204 to finish the day tenth
fastest.
Giancarlo Fisichella
"I had a better second day and I am beginning to find
my feet with these new tyres. I am feeling more confident
with the car, and I made good progress with the car in spite
of some delay this morning owing to poor track conditions.
The tyres are harder than what we have been used to, which
means the grip is not so good. But I was expecting that, so
it is not a surprise, and things are going well during this
first session back in the car."
Christian Silk, Chief Test Engineer
"We had another very busy day, and we tried to complete
a large part of our programme today as we have seen some rain
forecast for tomorrow. We collected some interesting today,
and the team once again worked very hard today."
DRIVER TEAM BEST LAPS
1 HAMILTON McLaren 1:18.684 78
2 FISICHELLA Renault 1:19.685 63
3 BARRICHELLO Honda 1:19.784 111
4 ROSBERG Williams 1:19.962 105
5 SCHUMACHER Toyota 1:20.024 70
6 MASSA Ferrari 1:20.046 60
7 KLIEN Honda 1:20.055 99
8 DE LA ROSA McLaren 1:20.141 64
9 HEIDFELD BMW 1:20.167 80
10 KOVALAINEN Renault 1:20.204 78
11 KUBICA BMW 1:20.461 88
12 BADOER Ferrari 1:20.556 107
13 WEBBER Red Bull 1:20.596 89
14 DAVIDSON Super Aguri 1:20.701 112
15 SPEED Toro Rosso 1:21.134 59
16 COULTHARD Red Bull 1:21.276 78
17 KOBAYASHI Toyota 1:21.292 53
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