Jerez Test – Day 4
Location: Circuito Permanente de Jerez, Spain
Drivers: Timo Glock, Jarno Trulli
Track length: 4.428km
THAT’S ALL FOLKS
Panasonic Toyota Racing brought the curtain down on the 2007
season with the final test of the year at Jerez in Spain today.
Timo Glock and Jarno Trulli took the wheel for another day
of development for next year and beyond, although both drivers
waited for an improvement in track conditions before beginning
work on an overcast morning. With all teams restricted to
30,000km of testing in 2007, the remaining laps had to be
used carefully but the team had a productive day. Both drivers
sampled the 2009 slick tyres and Jarno also had stints with
reduced downforce in preparation for 2009 regulation changes.
In addition, Timo continued work on aerodynamic and mechanical
set-up while Jarno gathered more information on the standard
ECU. Testing may have stopped for the year but the hard work
continues to develop and build the TF108, which will be unveiled
to the world for the first time on 10 January.
Timo Glock - Chassis TF107/03
Best Lap Time: 1min 19.961s
Position: 6th
Total laps: 59
Total distance: 261.252km
Jarno Trulli - Chassis TF107/06
Best Lap Time: 1min 20.229s
Position: 9th
Total laps: 68
Total distance: 301.104km
“We tried to achieve many things today so it was quite
busy for me. I used the new slick tyres and they gave a lot
more grip and were pretty consistent. We also tried the tyres
with 2009 levels of downforce which was quite different and
a bit tricky. It was not easy to understand everything because
we tried so many different things during the day. We collected
a lot of data and now we must study that and figure out the
solution. We tried to do as many laps as possible, which was
our main target in order to put mileage on the new rear end
and 2008 ECU.”
Dieter Gass, Chief Engineer Race and Test
“That was a successful day and we completed the programme
without any issues. We have used up our entire annual allocation
of kilometres and Bridgestone Potenza tyres so we can be pleased
with that. It was interesting to see Jarno driving on slick
tyres today. He is one of the few drivers here this week to
have previous experience of Formula 1 slick tyres and his
feedback has been very helpful. We have been looking ahead
to 2009 more today with the slick tyres and reduced downforce
levels and we can be pleased with our progress. Timo has once
again given good input into set-up development, including
using the slick tyres again. It has been a pleasure having
him in the car this week and he has made a strong contribution
already to our development.”
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