Hockenheim Test - Day 1
Tuesday 8 July 2008
Location: Hockenheim, Germany
Driver: Kamui Kobayashi
Track length: 4.574km
HOME RUN
With Silverstone representing the halfway point in the 2008
World Championship, Panasonic Toyota Racing now prepares for
one of its home events, the German Grand Prix at Hockenheim
on 20 July. On the first of a three-day test at the track,
third driver Kamui Kobayashi was behind the wheel of the TF108
and enjoyed gaining more experience despite suffering some
rain interruptions in the morning. Timo Glock is scheduled
to take over driving duties tomorrow, in preparation for his
home Grand Prix, with Jarno Trulli concluding the test on
Thursday.
Kamui Kobayashi
Best Lap Time: 1min 16.570s
Position: 6th
Total laps: 65
"It is nice to drive the Formula 1 car at a circuit I
know reasonably well. I had a fourth place here in the F3
Euroseries and the test will also be good preparation for
my GP2 race next week. We had quite a varied programme today
and I did some brake comparisons as well as concentrating
on collecting tyre and set-up data."
Gerd Pfeiffer, Test Team Manager
"The main aim of the day was data collection. We tried
different suspension set-ups and carried out some brake comparisons.
We also conducted some engine work and got positive results
with everything we did - despite the weather."
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