Jerez testing, Day 2
ING Renault F1 Team continues its testing programme in Andalucia.
Nelson Piquet Jr. R27-06, 113 laps, 500 kilometres, fastest
lap: 1'21.101
Today the ING Renault F1 Team completed its second day of
testing on the Jerez circuit in the south of Spain in view
of the final races of the 2007 season.
Nelson Piquet Jr., who was driving, continued his programme
on the basis of the tests done so far this week. Once again,
track conditions were ideal today and the team took maximum
advantage of the situation to cover a total of 113 laps, some
500 kilometres.
Nelson concentrated on aero tests at the beginning of the
session and then continued with brake testing, which the team
had started yesterday. As on Tuesday he drove without any
form of driver aids. In terms of mileage covered and the data
recorded it has been a very successful day. The team hopes
to continue in the same vein tomorrow for its final day's
preparation for the end of the season.
Nelson Piquet's best time was 1'21.101, the seventh quickest
of the day.
Nelson Piquet Jr.: "We've done a good
day's work on the very abrasive Jerez circuit. It did me a
lot of good to be back in the car because I always like to
drive as much as possible. After 113 laps I said to myself,
‘we've made a lot of progress as the programme's been
completed.' We're continuing tomorrow on the basis of today's
testing, and we hope to make another step forward and collect
the maximum amount of data."
Christian Silk, Test Chief Engineer: "We
completed our programme without running into any problems
with the car. First of all, we worked on the aerodynamics
and then on the brakes for next year, and finally on the control
systems at the end of the session. The car behaved as we'd
expected it would and confirmed our predictions. Tomorrow,
the aim will be to cover as many kilometres as possible, so
that we can return to the factory with the maximum amount
of information which will then be analysed to help us move
forward."
DRIVER TEAM BEST LAPS
1 DE LA ROSA McLaren 1'19.267 70
2 WEBBER Red Bull Racing 1'19.947 109
3 BADOER Ferrari 1'20.249 70
4 HEIDFELD BMW 1'20.318 106
5 LIUZZI Toro Rosso 1'20.624 47
6 BUTTON Honda 1'20.804 78
7 PIQUET ING Renault F1 Team 1'21.101 113
8 SCHUMACHER Toyota 1'21.608 79
9 ROSBERG Williams 1'22.863 32
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