Barcelona Testing, Day 2, 14/11/2007 - 14 NOV 2007
Testing continues for ING Renault F1 Team in Barcelona.
Heikki Kovalainen R27-06, 65 laps, 302 km, fastest lap: 1'21.894
Today the ING Renault F1 Team made good progress during its
second day of testing on the Circuit de Catalunya, near Barcelona.
Like yesterday, today's programme was based around testing
the reliability of next season's common ECU. With Heikki Kovalainen
still at the wheel, the ING Renault F1 Team continued its
development programme on the basis of the tests and data gathered
yesterday.
The Finn spent most of the morning doing set-up work to evaluate
his car's reactions to the various solutions tested. He then
worked on brake testing and the new procedures that the team
has had to put in place when using the new ECU.
The team made good progress today and covered 302 kilometres.
It also made a lot of headway with its programme despite a
minor electrical glitch in the afternoon. At the end of the
session Heikki set the third-fastest time in 1'21.894.
Heikki Kovalainen: "The day went pretty
well. We lost a little bit of track time early afternoon,
but it was nothing serious and I reckon we've made good progress.
The car ran well and we're going in the right direction. That's
what really counts."
Christian Silk, Test Chief Engineer: "We've
made a good step forward today. The mechanics did a really
good job to allow us to cover the maximum number of laps.
Heikki made good progress. He's found his marks and he feels
comfortable in the car, which has proved reliable over the
last two days. Tomorrow, we're hoping to take full advantage
of our last day here to complete our programme."
DRIVER TEAM BEST LAPS
1 SCHUMACHER Ferrari 1'19.603 90
2 DE LA ROSA McLaren 1'21.857 60
3 KOVALAINEN ING Renault F1 Team 1'21.894 65
4 MASSA Ferrari 1'22.044 56
5 PAFFETT McLaren 1'22.293 57
6 ROSBERG Williams 1'22.333 64
7 COULTHARD Red Bull Racing 1'22.555 74
8 HEIDFELD BMW 1'22.946 102
9 NAKAJIMA Williams 1'23.031 77
10 VETTEL Toro Rosso 1'23.187 74
11 CHANDHOK Red Bull Racing 1'23.255 57
12 BUTTON Honda 1'23.358 79
13 TRULLI Toyota 1'23.465 54
14 KUBICA BMW 1'23.480 37
15 DAVIDSON Super Aguri 1'23.547 80
16 BOURDAIS Toro Rosso 1'23.596 74
17 FILIPPI Honda 1'23.753 72
18 MONTAGNY Toyota 1'23.977 45
19 KLIEN Force India 1'24.446 56
20 SUTIL Force India 1'24.537 105
21 LIUZZI Force India 1'24.555 55
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