VALENCIA TEST 24TH JANUARY 2008
DAY 4 OF 4
Circuit: Valencia, Spain. 4.00km
Test Objective: Systems checks on the FW30, reliability progression
on the FW29B
Weather: Overcast in the morning, followed by sun. Air temperature:
16°C
Pos Driver Team Best Time Total Laps
1 K Raikkonen Ferrari * 1:11.189 88
2 H Kovalainen McLaren Mercedes * 1:11.206 89
3 F Massa Ferrari * 1:11.831 96
4 K Nakajima AT&T Williams * 1:11.971 116
5 L Hamilton McLaren Mercedes * 1:11.994 84
6 R Kubica BMW Sauber * 1:12.095 86
7 J Trulli Toyota * 1:12.109 96
8 S Vettel Toro Rosso 1:12.526 113
9 N Heidfeld BMW Sauber 1:12.600 39
10 T Glock Toyota * 1:12.705 68
11 G Fisichella Force India 1:12.949 93
12 N Piquet Renault F1 * 1:12.973 89
13 S Bourdais Toro Rosso 1:13.060 95
14 M Webber Red Bull Racing * 1:13.133 15
15 N Hulkenberg AT&T Williams 1:13.306 74
16 J Button Honda * 1:13.689 80
17 K Kogure Honda 1:15.703 25
* 2008 car
Please note that these times are recorded by the AT&T
Williams team and there may therefore be some discrepancies
with alternative recording methods.
TEAM QUOTES:
Sam Michael, Technical Director:
This week marked the initial test for the FW30 and it was
a good beginning from a reliability and performance point
of view. The car completed a full nonstop race simulation
on only its second day of testing with Nico Rosberg and covered
over 1,400kms during the four days. After Nico Hulkenberg
shook the car down on Monday’s installation day, Nico
Rosberg carried out the initial setup and reliability work
and Kazuki took over for the last day to work on long runs
and some set-up items. The test team are now moving on to
Barcelona where Nico Rosberg and Kazuki will drive two FW30s.
Nico Rosberg:
Firstly, I need to thank all of the people in the factory
for their hard work in getting the car ready. It’s always
special to finally get to test the new car. It was a positive
start for us, particularly as we completed a race distance
with the FW30 on its debut without any problems. It is quite
different to last year’s car in many ways so it will
be very important that we make the most of the upcoming tests
to try and extract its full potential.
TEAM SUMMARY:
Driver Total Days Total KMS Best Time Best Position
N Rosberg 2 804 1:12.493 3rd
K Nakajima 3 1,212 1:11.971 4th
N Hulkenberg 2 376 1:13.306 15th
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