Jerez testing, Day 2, 05/12/2007 - 5 DEC 2007
Day two in Jerez for the ING Renault F1 Team.
Nelson Piquet Jr, R27-06, 71 laps, 311 km, best lap: 1:19.982
The ING Renault F1 Team today continued its work begun on
day one of this final 2007 test at Jerez.
The primary target for the day was to test the slick tyres
that have been made available to all teams, in anticipation
of their possible return in 2009. Three sets were available
for each car. The team's work focused on data acquisition
concerning the tyres' behaviour and the car's handling in
this configuration, as well as conducting some comparative
tests between 2007 and 2009 configurations in order to collect
as much information as possible.
Nelsinho ultimately ran a slightly shortened programme following
a morning spin and subsequent delays, but he nevertheless
collected interesting data during the day. After covering
a total of 71 laps, he finished the day sixth on the timesheets,
with a best lap of 1:19.982.
Nelson Piquet Jr: "It was frustrating
to lose track time this morning, but the team did a great
job to get the car ready again, and we got back on track before
lunch and began the programme. I think we did a good job today,
and the team managed to collect some important data."
Christian Silk, Chief Test Engineer: "From
an engineering point of view, working with new tyres always
presents an interesting challenge. They demand different set-ups
and also require different styles from the drivers, and that
is always a productive experience. It could have been a better
day for the team, after our delays this morning, but we are
still satisfied with what we learned today."
DRIVER TEAM BEST LAPS
1 HAMILTON McLaren 1'19.371 73
2 COULTHARD Red Bull Racing 1'19.421 80
3 MASSA Ferrari 1'19.761 97
4 RAIKKONEN Ferrari 1'19.779 87
5 DE LA ROSA McLaren 1'19.887 62
6 PIQUET ING Renault F1 Team 1'19.982 71
7 KLIEN Force India 1'20.187 86
8 VETTEL Toro Rosso 1'20.398 57
9 FISICHELLA Force India 1'20.470 102
10 KUBICA BMW Sauber 1'20.487 118
11 GLOCK Toyota 1'20.523 54
12 BOURDAIS Toro Rosso 1'20.553 75
13 ROSBERG Williams 1'20.671 66
14 ZUBER Super Aguri 1'20.897 109
15 WEBBER Red Bull Racing 1'20.944 41
16 HULKENBERG Williams 1'21.068 67
17 DAVIDSON Super Aguri 1'21.076 74
18 BARRICHELLO Honda 1'21.184 103
19 KOBAYASHI Toyota 1'21.699 118
20 HEIDFELD BMW Sauber 1'22.875 93
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