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Friday, 25 July 2008 |
Jul.25 (GMM) On the last day of the Jerez test on Friday, Ferrari is
set to try for the first time a so-called 'shark-fin'-style engine
cover.
The concept, already used at grands prix by the Red Bull teams, Renault
and Force India, has also been tested recently by McLaren and Toyota.
Honda briefly tried a similar innovation on the engine cover of Rubens Barrichello's car at Jerez on Thursday.
World champion Kimi Raikkonen is confident the Jerez test has been
useful for Ferrari, given his and the Italian team's lacklustre showing
last weekend.
"We now have a clearer idea about what happened at Hockenheim," the Finn said.
Also at the Spanish test circuit on Thursday, Pedro de la Rosa's 2008
McLaren at one point featured the so-called 'elephant ears' nose horns,
which have been raced in 2008 by Honda and BMW-Sauber.
De la Rosa, the Mercedes-powered team's veteran test driver, told
Motorsport Aktuell he has been buoyed by McLaren's progress in recent
weeks.
"Before Hockenheim we actually thought the track would suit Ferrari
more than us. It shows that we have been working in the right
direction," the Spaniard told the Swiss publication.
Force India, meanwhile, has this week been putting miles on its new
seamless shift gearbox, that should make its debut next time out in
Hungary.
Italian driver Giancarlo Fisichella will not be able to sample the
Budapest-spec car prior to Hungary, however, as he is recovering from a
virus.
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