Jerez Test – Day 3
Location: Jerez, Spain
Driver: Jarno Trulli
Track length: 4.423km
BLOWN AWAY
Today saw Panasonic Toyota Racing complete it last day of
the important final test before Formula 1 heads east for the
Asian double-header in Japan and China. Franck Montagny began
Panasonic Toyota Racing’s programme on Tuesday, with
Ralf Schumacher taking over on the second day but for the
final day, Jarno Trulli took over the driving. The weather
was once again warm and sunny and Jarno got through a lot
of work, focusing in particular on aerodynamic and mechanical
set-up. Good progress was made in the morning to fine-tune
the package but strong winds intervened early in the afternoon
which limited set-up work. With this test over, the team will
work on the information gained before practice starts for
the Japanese Grand Prix at Fuji Speedway next week.
Jarno Trulli - Chassis TF107/06
Best Lap Time: 1min 21.521s
Position: 7th
Total laps: 77
Total distance: 340.571km
“It was a good day without many interruptions. We worked
on both aerodynamic and mechanical set-up in the morning,
found some good solutions and had a productive test up until
lunch time. But then the wind came up in the afternoon and
we had to change the focus to items where consistent track
conditions were not so important. But we have gathered enough
information to be able to study the results and hopefully
make a step for the final three races.”
Gerd Pfeiffer, Test Team Manager
“This morning, Jarno carried on the programme Ralf
had started yesterday and by midday had made strong progress
and was happy with the car handling and balance. But then,
unfortunately, some strong winds blew up and that made conditions
more unpredictable and we could no longer carry out meaningful
comparison testing. We therefore switched emphasis for the
final part of the afternoon. Overall we have had three solid
days and collected a lot of data.”
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