Valencia Testing, Day 3
The third and final day of testing in Valencia saw the Renault
F1 Team's week close on a productive note.
The Renault F1 Team today completed three days of testing
at Valencia's Ricardo Tormo circuit, with Giancarlo Fisichella
and Heikki Kovalainen in action for the team in two R26 chassis.
Giancarlo spent the day working on exploring set-ups with
the R26, completing the team's first day of detailed set-up
work this winter. A minor hydraulic leak delayed his programme
in the middle of the day, but he nevertheless completed 83
laps during an encouraging day's work. As for Heikki Kovalainen,
the Finn completed 161 laps, split between a race distance
during the morning and tyre evaluation this afternoon. He
did not encounter any technical problems.
In total, the two Renaults completed 244 laps, which equates
to nearly 1000 km.
Christian Silk, Chief Test Engineer: "We finished this
session on the right note: a high-mileage day with competitive
performance from both cars. Giancarlo completed our first
full day of detailed set-up work, and although we had a minor
problem with the car, this was quickly solved and we found
some very promising directions for the future. As for Heikki,
he once again ran trouble-free and did plenty of miles on
his tyre programme. Overall, we had a good week: we have discovered
some promising development directions, and completed nearly
3000 km."
2 FISICHELLA Renault 1'10.918 83 laps
4 KOVALAINEN Renault 1'11.074 161 laps
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