Panasonic Toyota Racing says goodbye to Franck Montagny
Today’s final day of testing at Barcelona marked Franck
Montagny’s last day behind the wheel as third driver
for Panasonic Toyota Racing.
The Frenchman will not drive for the team at Jerez in December
so test team members took the opportunity to say goodbye to
a popular third driver at Barcelona today.
Franck has made a very positive contribution since joining
the team officially at the beginning of the year and this
morning he was presented with a shirt signed by members of
the race and test teams to show their appreciation.
President John Howett said: “Working
with Franck this year has been a very positive experience
and he has given a lot to the team. His work at tests has
been outstanding and he has helped us to continuously improve
the performance of our car. He is an enthusiastic character
who is also very dedicated to his work. We have enjoyed having
him as part of the team and we will miss him.”
Senior General Manager Chassis Pascal Vasselon said:
“Franck has put in a lot of hard work this year as third
driver and we have benefited from his experience and enthusiasm.
His feedback has always been excellent and that is very important
from a third driver. Franck had a very good relationship with
the team and I would like to thank him for his efforts and
wish him all the best in the future.”
Test team manager Gerd Pfeiffer said: “We
have thoroughly enjoyed working with Franck this year and
he has made an important contribution to our testing programme
in 2007. He is a fast and intelligent driver who has been
a real pleasure to work with. I know everyone in the test
team wishes him good luck in whatever he chooses to do next.”
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