ING Renault F1 Team completes testing week in Paul Ricard
The ING Renault F1 Team today completed its four-day
test programme at the Paul Ricard HTTT in southern France.
Giancarlo Fisichella, R27-06, 112 laps, 577 km, best lap:
1:28.641
The ING Renault F1 Team today completed its four-day test
programme at the Paul Ricard HTTT in southern France. The
session was conducted in preparation for next weekend's Monaco
Grand Prix, and also the Canadian Grand Prix in three weeks'
time. The team and drivers were able to collect a significant
amount of interesting data that will now be analysed in preparation
for the races ahead.
Giancarlo Fisichella was on track for the final day of running
and, building on the testing conducted yesterday by his team-mate
Heikki Kovalainen, the Italian completed the team's technical
programme. Running on the 1E b SC V2 circuit configuration,
designed to mimic the demands of Montreal's Circuit Gilles
Villeneuve, he concentrated on set-up work following by aerodynamic
testing.
The day was completed without major problems, and the ING
Renault F1 Team once again completed a full technical programme.
At the end of the day, Giancarlo had covered 112 laps and
was second-fastest in a time of 1:29.209.
Giancarlo Fisichella: "We had a good
day: 112 laps with no problems. In terms of performance, the
times are very closer and I am pleased with what we achieved
today, as well as the handling of the car. We completed a
big programme in preparation for Canada, and I think we are
going in the right direction. I am pleased to be here working
with the team today, because I know how important it is for
us all to work hard at the moment."
Christian Silk, Chief Test Engineer: "We
concluded our programme with a good day's work. The car was
handling well, and we made good progress in preparation for
the next races. It was a long, busy test this week but everybody
gave maximum effort – and I think the good results we
achieved this week, will keep us pushing even harder in the
weeks ahead!"
DRIVER - TEAM - BEST LAPS
1 RAIKKONEN Ferrari 1'28.624 101
2 FISICHELLA ING Renault F1 Team 1'28.641 112
3 DE LA ROSA McLaren 1'29.249 79
4 MONTAGNY Toyota 1'29.312 79
5 NAKAJIMA Williams 1'29.631 100
6 COULTHARD Red Bull Racing 1'29.834 77
7 ROSSITER Super Aguri 1'29.869 131
8 SUTIL Spyker 1'29.869 83
9 HEIDFELD BMW 1'29.978 118
10 BUTTON Honda 1'29.989 100
11 LIUZZI Toro Rosso 1'29.993 56
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