Jerez Test: Day 2
Location: Circuito Permanente de Jerez, Spain
Track Length: 4.428kms
Long day with long runs – that summarizes Panasonic
Toyota Racing's test day for test driver Olivier Panis, while
third driver Ricardo Zonta unfortunately endured engine-related
problems in the morning causing his day to fall short after
going out for the first run of the day. Olivier had to take
over some of the running that was planned for Ricardo and
ran reliably the whole day putting in long runs to continue
the team's tyre programme. Ralf Schumacher and Jarno Trulli
will arrive tomorrow and take over the tyre testing before
heading to the German Grand Prix taking place next week.
Olivier Panis - Chassis TF106/10
Best lap time: 1m18.802s
Total laps: 127
Total distance: 562.356kms
"This was a long strenuous day for me having put in over
100 laps in these extreme temperatures. The heat does not
make it any easier for you when you are sitting in the car
for such a long time. Nevertheless, we managed to get through
most of my and Ricardo's program. I did four long runs testing
tyre compounds. The car was running like a strong truck just
pushing through the programme today. I am really happy with
the results and feel the test team did a good job considering
the workload."
Ricardo Zonta - Chassis TF106/06
No lap time
"Unfortunately I could not even get any work done today
because I had an engine problem on my first lap of the day.
I went out for the first time after doing an installation
lap and noticed that the engine was feeling strange. I stopped
the car after seeing some smoke and it turned out that the
car would have to be worked on the rest of the day. Olivier
did a good job taking over my long runs as I could not complete
them."
Gerd Pfeiffer, Test Team Manager
"It was a mixed day of fortunes for us. We lost a whole
day of running with Ricardo's car due to an engine-related
problem on his first run of the day. We are still looking
into what may have caused this. It is too bad that Ricardo
had to retire early, but this is what testing is for and what
we are working on to improve. Olivier on the other hand put
in a good day of work and was able to complete his and Ricardo's
long runs throughout the morning and afternoon. Tomorrow we
will try to make up for lost time and continue with final
preparations for the coming races."
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