Jerez testing, Day 1,
ING Renault F1 Team begins final test of 2007 in
Jerez.
Nelson Piquet Jr, R27-06, 67 laps, 297km, best lap: 1:20.366
ING Renault F1 Team today began work at its final test session
of 2007, completing the first of three days at Jerez, near
Seville, as the team continues its preparations for the 2008
season.
Following on from the work conducted in Barcelona last month
with Heikki Kovalainen, the ING Renault F1 Team is looking
to make the most of its final on-track running for over a
month. The team is being represented by Nelson Piquet Jr this
week, who concentrated on acclimatising to the R27 fitted
with the 2008-spec standard ECU, and therefore without driver
aids. The Brazilian had already driven the car in this configuration
earlier in the year, and adapted quickly to the challenge.
He ran through a programme of set-up work in order to find
a good baseline set-up for the rest of the week.
The day ran smoothly for the team, and ING Renault F1 Team
was encouraged by its progress today. Nelsinho completed a
total of 67 laps, and set fifth-fastest time in 1:20.366.
Nelson Piquet Jr: "It was good to get back to driving
today, particularly as I will be in the car for all three
days this week. I was comfortable in the car, and it felt
good to be running without driver aids. We found a good set-up
for the car today, and that will help us make more progress
tomorrow."
Christian Silk, Chief Test Engineer: "Our aim for the
day was to get Nelson comfortable with the car, and it went
well. He did a good job on the set-up programme in order to
find a baseline set-up for the rest of the week. We could
have run more laps, but it was still an encouraging day, and
we will be focusing on doing plenty of miles to successfully
complete our programme over the next two days."
DRIVER - TEAM - BEST LAPS
1 HEIDFELD BMW 1'19.042 78
2 BUTTON Honda 1'19.155 70
3 DE LA ROSA McLaren 1'19.712 48
4 RAIKKONEN Ferrari 1'20.063 78
5 PIQUET ING Renault F1 Team 1'20.366 67
6 BOURDAIS Toro Rosso 1'20.615 101
7 PAFFETT McLaren 1'20.638 50
8 WEBBER Red Bull Racing 1'20.682 69
9 GENE Ferrari 1'20.832 69
10 CONWAY Super Aguri 1'20.927 67
11 VETTEL Toro Rosso 1'21.060 46
12 ROSSITER Super Aguri 1'21.246 75
13 GLOCK Toyota 1'21.336 69
14 FISICHELLA Force India 1'21.424 53
15 HULKENBERG Williams 1'21.551 29
16 MONTAGNY Force India 1'21.559 65
17 NAKAJIMA Williams 1'21.586 33
18 ASMER BMW 1'21.962 57
19 KOBAYASHI Toyota 1'22.196 114
20 VILLA BMW 1'23.503 53
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