Barcelona Test Day 2
Location: Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
Driver: Timo Glock
Track Length: 4.655km
CITY SLICKER
Timo Glock returned to action for Panasonic Toyota Racing
today as the team continued its four-day test at Barcelona.
Conditions were again cool around the Circuit de Catalunya
but the track remained dry for the whole day's running. Timo
spent most of his time continuing his work on set-up for the
Spanish Grand Prix, along with dampers and suspension. Late
in the afternoon he tried out Bridgestone's new slick tyres
which will be introduced into F1 in 2009. He finished the
day with over 100 laps. Tomorrow Jarno Trulli is scheduled
to take over the driving duties as Toyota continues its preparations
for next week's race.
Timo Glock - Chassis TF108-05
Best lap time: 1m 20.870s
Position: 8th
Total laps: 112
Total distance: 521.4km
"This has been a positive two days of testing for me.
We spent the morning continuing our set-up work for the Spanish
Grand Prix and collecting data on various systems. We're going
in the right direction so we hope that can help us next week.
Towards the end of the day we tried the new slick tyres for
next year. We gathered some important information but we still
need to learn more. For now I am more focused on the current
situation, in particular the race here next weekend. The work
we have done here will hopefully make us well prepared."
Gerd Pfeiffer, Test Team Manager
"Today we had a busy programme with a variety of different
elements. In the morning we kept up our work on set-up for
the Spanish Grand Prix, along with some tests on other parts
including dampers and suspension. We continued that work after
lunch before switching late in the afternoon to the slick
tyres that are going to be introduced in 2009. Overall we
made it through everything we had planned and collected useful
data."
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