Monza Testing, Day 2
Day two of testing in Monza for the Renault F1 Team.
The Renault F1 Team today continued testing in preparation
prepare for the North American campaign.
Both Renault drivers had once again a significant programme
to complete today with 209 laps covered on both cars.
Giancarlo Fisichella firstly worked on set up changes and
RS26 engine development. He then focused on tyre testing with
our partner Michelin to prepare for the US race in Indianapolis.
It was a detailed, intense programme which will prove Important
for the team and the championship. At the end of the session,
Fisichella set the fourth-fastest laptime in 1'23.664 and
seemed to be pleased with his progress today.
On the other side of the garage, Heikki Kovalainen almost
followed the same programme as his teammate. After having
worked on tyre performance yesterday he focused on tyre wear
today with a number of long runs in the afternoon. His results
are very interesting and complement the data recorded yesterday.
At the end of the day, Kovalainen set the fifth-fastest laptime
in 1'23.871.
Christian Silk, Chief Test Engineer: "We
once again completed a significant test programme today ahead
of the forthcoming races. Giancarlo worked on control systems
development for circuits liek Monza, and continued set-up
testing for Canada. Heikki once again worked on acclimatising
himself to the circuit, and then focused on long-runs for
tyre development in the afternoon. Overall, the results have
been very encouraging, with another productive day."
DRIVER - TEAM - BEST LAPS
1 VILLENEUVE BMW 1'23.369 120
2 ROSBERG Williams 1'23.427 75
3 HEIDFELD BMW 1'23.523 97
4 FISICHELLA Renault 1'23.664 96
5 KOVALAINEN Renault 1'23.871 113
6 DAVIDSON Honda 1'23.998 116
7 BUTTON Honda 1'24.403 122
8 SPEED Toro Rosso 1'24.627 73
9 WURZ Williams 1'24.734 86
10 COULTHARD Red Bull 1'24.806 76
11 TRULLI Toyota 1'25.010 55
12 RSCHUMACHER Toyota 1'25.295 57
13 DOORNBOS Red Bull 1'26.806 10
14 LIUZZI Toro Rosso 1'27.594 15
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