Jerez Test – Day 2
Location: Jerez, Spain
Track length: 4.423km
Driver: Ralf Schumacher
FUJI FOCUS
Ralf Schumacher arrived at Jerez today to continue Panasonic
Toyota Racing’s three-day test ahead of the season-closing
flyaway races in Japan, China and Brazil. Ralf took over from
Franck Montagny behind the wheel and continued the team’s
preparations for the Japanese Grand Prix at the revamped Fuji
Speedway. He tried out different set-ups and completed a total
of 79 laps despite some minor mechanical issues which interrupted
his day. Jarno Trulli will take over from Ralf for the final
day of testing tomorrow and he will focus on finalising the
car specification before the freight leaves for Japan.
Ralf Schumacher - Chassis TF107/06
Best Lap Time: 1min 21.608s
Position: 8th
Total laps: 79
Total distance: 349.417km
“We have tried a lot of things on the car today and
by the end of the day we had made progress. We had a couple
of small delays due to car issues but nothing major. The stability
and balance was difficult early in the day but we made some
changes to the mechanical set-up and achieved a more workable
balance. I was then able to do some aerodynamic comparison
work in the afternoon. Our test here has helped us prepare
for the Japanese Grand Prix and now I am looking forward to
racing at Fuji Speedway.”
Gerd Pfeiffer, Test Team Manager
“Ralf’s programme was basically a continuation
of the work Franck started yesterday but we had a couple of
small delays due to mechanical issues. In the morning we were
working mainly on the mechanical set-up aimed at improving
traction and in the afternoon we did some aerodynamic comparisons
and gathered more data. Jarno will conclude the programme
tomorrow and we will then make some decisions for the end
of season races.”
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