ING Renault F1 Team Completes Valencia Test
Giancarlo Fisichella, R27-02, 100 laps, 395 km, best lap:
1'12.566
Heikki Kovalainen, R27-01, 98 laps, 387 km, best lap: 1'12.687
The ING Renault F1 Team today completed a four-day test session
in Valencia, Spain. The session was once again focused on
putting as many miles as possible on the R27-RS27 package,
which was running for the first time in its new 2007 livery.
The session had already been scheduled over three days, but
was extended for a fourth day after poor weather disrupted
running on the first two days.
The final day of testing saw Giancarlo and Heikki focus initially
on endurance testing, and this programme saw them complete
several long runs as part of their race simulation work. Then,
during the afternoon, both drivers were able to work on set-up
development with the R27, in order to improve their understanding
of the car's handling and responsiveness to set-up adjustments.
Overall, the session proved positive, and the final day went
smoothly. The team was pleased to collect a large amount of
useful data, which will be built on during a three-day test
next week in Jerez. Giancarlo Fisichella will once again be
in action for the team, alongside Ricardo Zonta, who will
be testing for the ING Renault F1 Team for the first time.
Chief Test Engineer Christian Silk commented:
"We had to juggle with our programme according to unpredictable
weather this week, but we were nevertheless able to make good
progress with our primary objective: endurance testing of
the new package to ensure optimum reliability, which is our
priority at this stage of the season. We had some very encouraging
results on that front, and will look to focus more on performance
testing during our next session in Jerez."
DRIVER TEAM BEST LAPS
1 HAMILTON McLaren 1'11.124 114
2 RAIKKONEN Ferrari 1'11.839 115
3 KUBICA BMW 1'12.249 56
4 DE LA ROSA McLaren 1'12.396 65
5 FISICHELLA Renault 1'12.566 100
6 VETTEL BMW 1'12.670 73
7 KOVALAINEN Renault 1'12.687 98
8 WEBBER Red Bull Racing 1'12.801 23
9 BUTTON Honda 1'12.992 92
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