ETIHAD ALDAR SPYKER FORMULA ONE TEAM TEST REPORT: BARCELONA
T18 -
DAY TWO OF THREE
The Etihad Aldar Spyker Formula One Team had a shortened
second day of testing at the Circuit de Catalunya today. Adrian
Sutil took over driving duties, but completed just 11 laps
after running was limited to the afternoon as the team completed
repairs to the F8-VII/02 chassis following Adrian Valles'
accident yesterday.
On a day punctuated by thunderstorms and heavy showers, the
team elected to finish its day just before 15:00hrs local
time when torrential rain fell mid-afternoon. With no sign
of the wet conditions easing off, the team decided to preserve
tyres and parts for tomorrow's expected drier conditions.
Christijan Albers will take over from Adrian tomorrow for
the third day of the test.
Team quotes
Mike Gascoyne, chief technical officer
'Unfortunately due to the inclement weather conditions, we
could only do a limited number of laps. The boys did a fantastic
job working through the night to repair the car from yesterday's
accident, so thanks to them, but due to a shortage of spare
parts, we didn't want to risk too much. Hopefully we will
have much better conditions tomorrow in the morning when Christijan
takes over and we'll be able to get some more representative
information.'
Facts
* The team will not participate in an extension of the test,
instead returning to its Silverstone HQ
* The damage to the F8-VII chassis took 225 man hours to repair.
The left-hand side of the car needed to be rebuilt completely
* The Circuit de Catalunya will be the first track this year
that Adrian Sutil has prior experience of in a Formula One
car following his pre-season testing programme
Testing data
Air temperature: High of 14ºC
Track temperature: High of 16ºC
Weather: Miserable, grey, torrential rain showers
Laps completed: Adrian Sutil
Track: Circuit de Catalunya, Spain
Best lap time: 1min 35.488
F8-VII testing data (since 1 January 2007)
Total km run (testing): 5,202 kilometres
Total days: 11
Christijan Albers: 2,022km in total
Adrian Sutil: 1,560km in total
Fairuz Fauzy: 712km in total
Giedo van der Garde: 534km in total
Adrian Valles: 373km in total
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