Valencia Testing, Day 2,
The ING Renault F1 Team continues to test the R28
in Valencia.
Fernando Alonso, R28-01, 93 laps, 368 km, fastest lap: 1'13:315
The ING Renault F1 Team was on track again today in Valencia,
Spain to continue developing the new R28.
The team benefited from near-perfect track conditions with
the sun shining and spring temperatures throughout the afternoon.
Fernando Alonso was again at the wheel of the R28-01, and
continued with set-up work this morning, varying the balance
of the car and evaluating the changes. He then concentrated
on completing some long runs in the afternoon to test the
reliability of different aspects of the car and to gather
as much data as possible.
Once again, the ING Renault F1 Team enjoyed a productive
day and completed its programme without encountering any problems
with the new car. By the end of the day Fernando had covered
368 km and set the sixth fastest time in 1'13:315.
The Spaniard will be in the R28 again tomorrow for his last
day of work with the team this week. He will then hand over
driving responsibilities to Nelson Piquet Jr, who will experience
the R28 for the first time on Thursday.
Fernando Alonso: "The second day ran
smoothly and without any problems. I was able to get on with
my programme and had good discussions with my engineers at
the end of the day. I completed some long runs this afternoon,
and the car was reacting well, so the results are encouraging.
We now need to keep moving forward and developing the car."
Christian Silk, Test Chief Engineer: "We
were able to achieve most of the objectives that we set ourselves
for the second day of work. When you start working with a
new car, you have to make sure that all the systems on the
car are reliable and functioning correctly. That is what we
concentrated on today, and from that point of view everything
went well. Tomorrow we will begin a programme which will be
more interesting for the drivers and the engineers, which
will allow us to gather more data."
DRIVER - TEAM - BEST LAPS
1 MASSA Ferrari 1'12.182 97
2 RAIKKONEN Ferrari 1'12.721 105
3 ROSBERG Williams 1'12.838 84
4 KOVALAINEN McLaren 1'13.026 104
5 DE LA ROSA McLaren 1'13.163 114
6 ALONSO ING Renault F1 Team 1'13.315 93
7 NAKAJIMA Williams 1'13.473 94
8 VETTEL Toro Rosso 1'13.627 86
9 ASMER BMW 1'13.669 44
10 BOURDAIS Toro Rosso 1'13.675 80
11 HEIDFELD BMW 1'13.779 80
12 TRULLI Toyota 1'13.820 69
13 COULTHARD Red Bull Racing 1'13.944 82
14 GLOCK Toyota 1'14.096 80
15 LIUZZI Force India 1'15.095 64
16 WURZ Honda 1'15.440 49
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