Monza Test – Day 3
Thursday 30 August 2007
Location: Monza, Italy
Driver: Ralf Schumacher
Track length: 5.793 kms
RAIN MAN
Panasonic Toyota Racing’s test team awoke to leaden
skies, a spectacular thunder storm and torrential rain, which
flooded the circuit and washed out the morning’s running
at Monza. Teams completed installation laps more in hope than
anticipation and meaningful testing was suspended until after
a rescheduled early lunch break. Ralf Schumacher did manage
43 laps despite the conditions and he worked on the brakes,
as well as aerodynamic set-up. The team has now taken the
decision to utilise the extra day available due to the time
lost, and continue with its test programme tomorrow. Ralf
will once again be in the cockpit.
Ralf Schumacher - Chassis TF107/06
Best Lap Time: 1min 26.175s
Position: 9th
Total laps: 43
Total distance: 249.099kms
“The track was very green after all the morning rain,
which certainly did not help. When the circuit dried out we
had to prioritise some aerodynamic evaluation left over from
yesterday, once the decision had been taken to extend the
test. Tomorrow we will go back to concentrating more on mechanical
set-up and hopefully have a fully productive day, weather
permitting. ”
Gerd Pfeiffer, Test Team Manager
“It was clear from first thing this morning that the
weather was going to disrupt the programme and we took the
decision to extend the test. When conditions improved after
lunch Ralf did a baseline run and then concentrated on brake
work and improving the aerodynamic balance.”
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