Barcelona Test Day 4
Location: Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
Driver: Ralf Schumacher
Track Length: 4.655km
DAMPER TESTING
Panasonic Toyota Racing completed its extended test at Barcelona
with a final day of running around the Circuit de Catalunya.
Unfortunately the mixed weather of the week continued and
after the morning dawned sunny, clouds soon took over and
rain began falling at 12.30pm. By then, Ralf Schumacher had
already put in over 40 laps of work on aerodynamics and suspension
set-up. On the damp track Ralf did some further work on systems
but not many more laps due to the limited mileage in this
year’s testing regulations. Toyota will return to the
same circuit next week for the Spanish Grand Prix, with the
race scheduled for Sunday May 13.
Ralf Schumacher – Chassis TF107/01
Best lap time: 1m 22.359s
Position: 6th
Total laps: 49
Total distance: 228.1km
“The weather has been difficult this week but it has
still been quite a successful test for us. Today I spent the
morning working on some comparisons on aero parts and some
suspension set-up. We had no technical problems and we made
it through most our programme. Unfortunately we had rain at
lunchtime but that is the same for everyone. After that we
just concentrated on starts and system work. The week has
gone well and I feel positive about the coming grand prix.
When we come back here to Barcelona next week we will have
a chance to see where we stand against the other teams.”
Gerd Pfeiffer, Test Team Manager
“We were expecting more rain today so we adapted our
programme accordingly. The morning was dry so we were able
to put in some useful mileage looking at aerodynamics and
suspension set-up. Once the rain arrived we limited the running
we did because this year’s testing regulations mean
that we have to be careful not to waste mileage in wet conditions.
We did some launches and did some system checks but that was
all. Despite the weather, it’s been a positive week
of work overall and we have got through everything we had
planned. There have been no major technical problems and it
sets us up well for next week’s Spanish Grand Prix.”
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