Valencia Testing, Day 2, 02/02/06 - 2 FEB 2006
Day two of Valencia testing for the Renault F1 Team; a busy
day for the drivers as the team continued working with the
R26.
The primary aim of today's running was to continue putting
mileage on the new R26. That is the main objective of this
winter's test programme: to work on reliability, push to the
limit and identify potential problems in order to avoid them
at the race weekend. The day's programme was completed in
spite of numerous red flags caused by other cars.
Fernando Alonso completed a race distance this morning without
major problems, then concentrated on tyre testing during the
afternoon, completing medium distance runs as he continued
working with Michelin.
Heikki Kovalainen continued his acclimatisation to the R26,
while aiming to complete a race distance. Some small hydraulic
problems delayed the programme, but the Finn was able to get
back on track to conduct brake testing in the second half
of the day.
Fernando Alonso: "We carried on putting
mileage on the new package. It was a positive day, but a bit
frustrating too because of the number of red flags today.
Even so, we managed to complete our programme without any
major problems, which is a good sign. The tyre development
this afternoon gave some interesting directions to explore,
so I am pleased with the day."
Heikki Kovalainen: "It was another
busy day. We wanted to do as many laps as possible today,
and we did just that. I am pleased with my second day of running,
because we only had small problems and that's normal when
you are working with a new car. From a personal point of view,
I feel comfortable in the car and I am pleased with performance
today. I hope we can carry on in the same way tomorrow."
Christian Silk, Chief Test Engineer: "We
wanted to do a race distance with each car, we got good results
with both cars and didn't have any major problems, which is
an encouraging sign ahead of the opening race. It was a productive
day, even though the red flags made life difficult, but we
are pretty pleased all in all. We hope to continue in the
same manner tomorrow, working on race simulations during the
morning before tyre testing in the second half of the day."
DRIVER - TEAM - BEST - LAPS
1 ALONSO RF1T 1 :10.890 94
2 BUTTON Honda 1 :10.925 75
3 MASSA Ferrari 1 :11.294 46
4 DAVIDSON Honda 1 :11.591 120
5 M.SCHUMACHER Ferrari 1 :11.647 44
6 KLIEN Red Bull 1 :11.756 67
7 KOVALAINEN RF1T 1 :12.017 88
8 VILLENEUVE BMW 1 :12.171 101
9 R.SCHUMACHER Toyota 1 :12.190 89
10 WURZ Williams 1 :12.232 79
11 ROSBERG Williams 1 :12.313 62
12 ROSSI Ferrari 1 :12.358 53
13 MONTOYA McLaren 1 :12.485 47
14 TRULLI Toyota 1 :12.524 66
15 DE LA ROSA McLaren 1 :12.529 98
16 KUBICA BMW 1 :12.819 47
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