Bahrain Test – Day 2
Location: Bahrain International Circuit
Drivers: Jarno Trulli, Timo Glock
Track length: 5.412km
GEAR-ING UP FOR THE SEASON
Panasonic Toyota Racing was back in action for day two of
its double-header Bahrain test today with race drivers Jarno
Trulli and Timo Glock taking the wheel of the TF108. A warm
and sunny morning made for perfect testing conditions and
both drivers were kept busy working on programmes of mechanical
set-up changes. Some development items were also evaluated
and other systems checks were carried out, however both cars
suffered gearbox issues in the afternoon, costing some time
as repairs were carried out. Jarno will continue his programme
on day three tomorrow, alongside third driver Kamui Kobayashi.
Timo Glock - Chassis TF108-02
Best Lap Time: 1min 32.889s
Position: 3rd
Total laps: 71
“It hasn’t been the easiest day but we have done
some good work. The potential in the new car is clear and
we now understand more about how different set-up changes
affect its performance. We are continuing to work hard to
develop the car and today we have looked at mechanical set-up
again, getting more useful information. Unfortunately we lost
a little time in the afternoon but we still completed quite
a few laps and did the work we had planned.”
Jarno Trulli- Chassis TF108-03
Best Lap Time: 1min 33.379s
Position: 4th
Total laps: 60
“It was a difficult day because we had a problem on
the car so unfortunately I spent some time in the garage while
this was fixed but that is part of testing. Obviously it wasn’t
ideal but we have more days here where we will work to better
understand the balance and behaviour of the car. At the moment
we are still in the first stages of our preparation - we have
updates and more performance to come.”
Pascal Vasselon, Senior General Manager Chassis
“Our focus today was again on developing the baseline
set-up by trying different mechanical solutions but unfortunately
we lost a bit of time on both cars due to gearbox issues.
This was a shame but we have been testing various parts, including
the new gearbox, and we will learn from these issues to improve
our package before the season starts. We lost some time but
we didn’t really lose any mileage as such because the
reliability of the TF108 so far has been very good and we
would have needed to control the mileage anyway. We carried
out some productive work today and I feel we are improving
constantly as we learn more about the TF108’s characteristics.”
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