Jerez Test Day 2
Wednesday July 25, 2007
Location: Circuito Permanente de Jerez, Jerez de la Frontera,
Spain
Driver: Ralf Schumacher
Track Length: 4.423km
SEARING WHEELS
Panasonic Toyota Racing returned to the track today for the
second day of the week’s test programme at Jerez with
Ralf Schumacher in the cockpit. The hot and sunny weather
continued so all the teams at the circuit could take advantage
of another full day of running. The track temperatures above
50°C also made for a perfect way to prepare for the likely
heat of Budapest, the next race on the Formula 1 calendar
scheduled for August 6. Ralf completed his planned 73 laps
in the course of a full day. He practised a different start
procedure, carried out work on set-up and suspension and tested
aero parts in preparation for the Hungarian GP. The test concludes
tomorrow with Jarno Trulli at the wheel.
Ralf Schumacher – Chassis TF107/01
Best lap time: 1m 20.540s
Position: 2nd
Total laps: 73
Total distance: 322.9km
“Today went quite well, we went through all the items
we had planned, including plenty of set-up work. We also did
lots of practice starts because that is the area that we most
need to improve. That went well and I’m quite happy
with our progress. In the afternoon I did some long runs for
further set-up comparisons and we completed our programme
without problems. We’re working hard to improve the
package and we hope that can continue. Our performance has
clearly been stronger at recent races, including even last
weekend’s difficult European Grand Prix. We missed out
on a result there but now we will push for a better return
next week in Hungary.”
Gerd Pfeiffer, Test Team Manager
“That was another useful day of work in these hot conditions.
This morning we went through some different set-ups and suspension
settings. Ralf also carried out some aero comparisons and
practised starts. We are trying out a different procedure
in order to improve our performance off the line and this
test gives the race drivers the chance to learn about that.
We will have to wait for race conditions to quantify its success
but the main aim is to be more consistent. We also did some
brake work and Ralf put in some long runs in the afternoon
for further set-up comparisons. Tomorrow Jarno will take over
for the last day of the test.”
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