Jerez Testing, Day 3, 20/09/07 - 20 SEP 2007
ING Renault F1 Team concludes its final test of the 2007
season in Jerez.
20/09/07, Jerez, Spain
Nelson Piquet Jr, R27-06, 120 laps, 531 km, best lap: 1:20.655
The ING Renault F1 team today concluded its final in-season
test of the 2007 season in Jerez, Spain with Nelson Piquet
Jr. once again in action for the team.
The programme aimed at completing the test work begun earlier
in the week, which included the necessary preparations for
the final races of the season but also work for 2008, notably
looking at on-board software and driver aids.
Nelson Piquet Jr carried out the driving duties for all three
days of the test, and once again completed the most laps of
the drivers present, with a total of 120 laps, which equates
to 531 km. He thereby completed his technical programme, and
collected a significant amount of valuable information for
analysis back at the factory.
The Brazilian spent the morning conducting control systems
work for 2008, prior to completing aero and set-up testing
in the afternoon. He finished the day with fifth-fastest time
in 1:20.655, and successfully completed three busy days which
should allow the team to tackle the final races of a tough
season with optimism.
Nelson Piquet Jr: "I really enjoyed
my testing this week, and it was good to get three full days.
I always aim to get the maximum from the experience every
time I step into the car, and I think we did a good job this
week. We did a lot of laps, and reached some interesting conclusions."
Christian Silk, Chief Test Engineer: "This
was an encouraging test. We completed our programme without
any major problems, and we did some good tests that are relevant
for the final three races as well as next year. Nelson did
a good job, made progress throughout the three days, and I
think it was a good step for him to complete a full three-day
test on his own."
DRIVER TEAM BEST LAPS
1 DE LA ROSA McLaren 1'19.617 68
2 BADOER Ferrari 1'19.655 68
3 WEBBER Red Bull Racing 1'20.067 42
4 HEIDFELD BMW 1'20.184 94
5 PIQUET ING Renault F1 Team 1'20.655 120
6 BUTTON Honda 1'20.831 55
7 TRULLI Toyota 1'21.521 77
8 VETTEL Toro Rosso 1'21.525 82
9 ROSSITER Super Aguri 1'21.653 39
10 ROSBERG Williams 1'22.148 87
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