Renault F1 - Valencia Testing, Day 3, 03/02/06
Mileage, mileage, mileage – the motto of the day was
unchanged for day three of testing in Valencia. Positive results
from the final day's work of the week in Spain.
The Renault F1 Team drivers ran a similar programme to previous
days in Valencia, aiming to complete a race simulation before
working on tyre development in the second part of the day.
Neither driver suffered any major incidents, and the team
worked through its job list efficiently, which included refuelling
stops and tyre changes during the race simulations.
Fernando Alonso: "We completed another
race distance today. The conditions were good today, because
there were fewer cars running, so we didn't have as many red
flags as yesterday. This afternoon, I worked on the tyres
and I think we are making steady progress towards some good
solutions. Every test between now and the first race will
be important, but we have been productive during each one
so far, and we managed to do that again this week."
Heikki Kovalainen: "I am getting to
like the R26 more and more as I drive it. We had a very efficient
morning, with good levels of performance and another race
distance without any problems. There is still a lot to do
ahead of the first race in Bahrain, but we have a solid base.
Personally, I am pleased that I managed to get used to the
new car quite quickly, and I am pleased that I improved with
each day this week."
Christian Silk, Chief Test Engineer: "We
had a very efficient morning, with race distances completed
on each car. It was certainly the best day we have had this
week. Overall, this has been a very positive week for us,
and we have made good progress with the programme. There has
been some interesting tyre development with Michelin as well,
and we have found some interesting directions that we need
to explore further at the next tests. We will be back in action
next week in Jerez."
DRIVER - TEAM - BEST - LAPS
1 ALONSO Renault 1:10.530 144
2 KOVALAINEN Renault 1:10.920 166
3 ROSBERG Williams 1:11.404 55
4 DE LA ROSA McLaren 1:11.667 91
5 HEIDFELD BMW 1:11.797 87
6 ZONTA Toyota 1:11.934 115
7 KUBICA BMW 1:12.107 87
8 SCHUMACHER Toyota 1:12.176 74
9 MONTOYA McLaren 1:12.813 72
10 OLIVIERA Williams 1:13.915 32
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