Bahrain Test – Day 1
Saturday 9 February 2008
Location: Bahrain International Circuit
Drivers: Jarno Trulli, Timo Glock
Track length: 5.412km
BACK TO WORK
Panasonic Toyota Racing was back in action at the Bahrain
International Circuit today for the start of another three-day
test. Race drivers Jarno Trulli and Timo Glock were behind
the wheel on a hot and sunny day in the Middle East to resume
the team’s programme of set-up development. The warm
weather also gave the team another chance to monitor the cooling
characteristics of the TF108, which features a revised cooling
lay-out. As well as looking at different mechanical set-ups,
aerodynamic work was also carried out and some development
items evaluated while practice pit stops took place after
the day’s running had ended in preparation for a Grand
Prix simulation tomorrow. Another trouble-free day saw Jarno
and Timo complete their full programmes, gathering useful
set-up information, and both drivers will continue preparations
for the new season tomorrow.
Jarno Trulli - Chassis TF108-03
Best Lap Time: 1min 32.382s
Position: 3rd
Total laps: 73
“Today has gone well. We did a lot of set-up and aerodynamic
work, comparing different settings to get more information.
Our target was to do as many laps as possible so we learn
more about which areas we have to improve. I think we know
what direction to go in and we are working hard on this. We
did all the laps we planned and no more because we are limited
on kilometres during the year so we have to consider this,
especially as the TF108 has been quite reliable so far.”
Timo Glock - Chassis TF108-02
Best Lap Time: 1min 32.762s
Position: 4th
Total laps: 75
“It has been quite a good day and the positive thing
is we did all the set-up tests we planned to. We are continuing
to make progress with understanding the car and understanding
the effect of different set-up changes. The track was a little
dusty in the morning but apart from that we have had very
good conditions for testing so that helps. I am pretty pleased
with how things have gone so far and I feel we are making
good progress. I hope this will continue for the next two
days.”
Dieter Gass, Chief Engineer Race and Test
“Overall we have had another productive day, working
through our programme of mechanical and aerodynamic set-up
changes. It is good to see the weather continue to improve
because we came to Bahrain for warm weather and now we have
it. This is useful for us because not only are we sure of
a full day’s testing but also because it gives us a
good chance to look at the cooling on the new car, which is
different to the TF107.”
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