The teams remained in Barcelona to complete the second of three days testing at the Circuit de Catalunya. The teams again benefited from ideal weather conditions with a cloudy morning developing into a warm and sunny afternoon.
| DRIVER | TEAM | BEST | LAPS | 1 | BADOER | Ferrari | 1 :21.013 | 95 | 2 | DE LA ROSA | McLaren | 1 :21.374 | 111 | 3 | GLOCK | Toyota | 1 :21.573 | 87 | 4 | ROSBERG | Williams | 1 :21.614 | 86 | 5 | COULTHARD | Red Bull Racing | 1 :21.668 | 86 | 6 | KUBICA | BMW | 1 :21.761 | 114 | 7 | BARRICHELLO | Honda | 1 :21.950 | 122 | 8 | PIQUET | ING Renault F1 Team | 1 :22.037 | 129 | 9 | BOURDAIS | Toro Rosso | 1 :22.395 | 101 |
The ING Renault F1 Team completes a second day in Barcelona Nelson Piquet R28-04, 129 laps, 600 km, fastest lap 1:22.037 The team was therefore able to make good progress with its busy development programme. Nelson Piquet was back behind the wheel of the R28 and spent the day completing aero and chassis development work in preparation for next week’s French Grand Prix. The young Brazilian completed 129 laps, and was glad to have a relatively trouble-free day. Nelson remains in the car for his final day of work tomorrow when the team will complete its final objectives for the test. Nelson Piquet: “It was a good day’s work and, despite losing some time before lunch, I was able to do most of what we had planned. We spent the day evaluating some new things that the team will use in France next week and that all went well. Another full day of running tomorrow should put us in good shape for next week.” Christian Silk, Chief Test Engineer: “We had a busy programme today with a lot to get through, but the whole team worked hard and we were able to complete what we needed to. We now have lots of valuable information, which we will analyse this evening so that we can make the most of the final day tomorrow.”
GLOCK AGAINST THE CLOCK
Timo Glock arrived in Spain after his fine fourth place in last weekend's Canadian Grand Prix and took over Panasonic Toyota Racing's testing programme from Kamui Kobayashi, who drove on the opening day. Timo's programme centred around aerodynamic testing in preparation for the French Grand Prix at Magny-Cours but the schedule was compressed by an interruption due to a mechanical problem shortly after lunch. Nevertheless, he was still able to complete 87 laps and gather important information for the team to use in planning for the next race. Timo will continue in the cockpit for the third and final day of the test, tomorrow.
Timo Glock - Chassis TF108-04
Best Lap Time: 1min 21.573s
Position: 3rd
Total Laps: 87
"I think we accomplished good work and had a productive day. We collected a lot of aerodynamic data, which is good for the guys back in Cologne. For me it was good to be back in the car after the success in Canada and the TF108 feels better and better from lap to lap the more time I spend in the cockpit. I am more comfortable with it now and the team did a good job. We had a small break after lunch with a hydraulic problem but the mechanics repaired it quickly and we were able to continue the programme, which was important."
Gerd Pfeiffer, Test Team Manager
"We had a full test schedule and the delay that we experienced just after lunch was caused by the breakage of a test item that we wouldn't normally use, so nothing serious - that's one of the reasons we test. Other than that, we got through a lot of work and generally had a strong day."
Dickie Stanford, Test Team Manager:
“Nico Rosberg joined the team for day two of this week’s test in Spain. In readiness for the forthcoming races, we concentrated on set-up work of the FW30 throughout today’s session and completed the scheduled programme with no problems. We’ll now convert the car overnight for Nico Hulkenberg’s return tomorrow for our last day of running.”
Starting one day later than the other teams here in Barcelona, Scuderia Toro Rosso is nevertheless attempting to squeeze three days work into two.
French Seb was the first man to get his hands on our latest chassis, STR3-04, which was duly given its shakedown. The car is also fitted with a new aerodynamic package, being evaluated prior to planned use in the French Grand Prix next weekend. Apart from this, Bourdais also tried some new front suspension options. The entire test was carried out on Bridgestone's "hard" Barcelona tyre. "We found the new package has a significant effect on the handling of the car," said Chief Engineer, Laurent Mekies. "We are still working to understand and improve it and this work will continue when Vettel takes over tomorrow." Bourdais also put in some long runs with reliability in mind and the day was trouble-free.
Programme:
Robert Kubica today continued to work on the aerodynamical and mechanical setup of the BMW Sauber F1.08 with regards to the upcoming French Grand Prix. After finishing this short term test programme he also did some development work for the intermediate future. Kubica concluded two days of successful testing by covering a total of 852 km (183 laps) on the Circuit de Catalunya.
What comes next:
Tomorrow Nick Heidfeld will be at wheel of the BMW Sauber F1.08 for one more day of testing. Robert Kubica is heading for Warsaw, the capital of his native Poland. On Saturday he there will attend BMW Sauber F1 Team’s Pit Lane Park exhibition.
Circuit: Catalunya Circuit - 4.655 km
Driver: Luca Badoer
Car: F2008
Weather: air temperature 19/25 °C, track temperature 22/37 °C. From very to slightly cloudy.
Second day of testing this week for Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro, working today at the Catalunya Circuit, near Barcelona.
Luca Badoer continued with an intensive testing programme, centred on experimenting with various new aerodynamic solutions in preparation for the next few races of the season, as well as trying different set-ups on the F2008.
The day in figures is as follows: 95 laps completed, the quickest in a time of 1.21.013.
Testing at the Catalunya Circuit continues tomorrow, again with Luca Badoer on track.
Moved closer to signing off new aerodynamic components for the French and Santander British Grands Prix, which will be completed tomorrow due to windy conditions affecting the session in the afternoon. Set-ups for new mechanical components evaluated.
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