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Thursday, 28 August 2008 |
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DRAG ARTISTS
Jarno
Trulli began Panasonic Toyota Racing's three-day test at Monza in
preparation for the Italian Grand Prix, round 14 of the world
championship, on 14 September. Morning conditions were hot and sunny
but the test team got off to a tricky start due to a couple of
mechanical issues which required further investigation. Jarno then
concentrated on establishing a baseline set-up with the revised
Monza-spec TF108, which features a low-downforce aerodynamic package
unique to the Italian Grand Prix.
Braking
performance and stability is also key, with three chicanes breaking up
a lap that features 70% full throttle running, so Jarno completed
plenty of running to get as much information as possible about the
TF108's behaviour, particularly focusing on the brakes and suspension.
Jarno continues in the car tomorrow.
Jarno Trulli - Chassis TF108-04
Best Lap Time: 1min 24.510s
Position: 9th
Total laps: 92
Total distance: 532.956km
"The
car's feel is very important at Monza because you are trying to run
with as little drag as possible so you do not have as much downforce as
at other circuits. We had a delay at the beginning of the day but then
we concentrated on brake work as well as trying the car with different
levels of downforce and evaluating the Bridgestone tyre compounds that
we will use in the Italian Grand Prix. In the end I did more than 90
laps and we collected a lot of information to continue the test
tomorrow."
Gerd Pfeiffer, Test Team Manager
"It
was not the ideal start this morning due to a short delay but when we
started running everything went well. We had to make some mechanical
alterations which we have to analyse back in Cologne. In the afternoon
we caught up with our programme with the emphasis on suspension data
collection and other test items. We were not aiming to set fast lap
times but we are in a good position to make further progress with Jarno
tomorrow before Timo takes over for the final day of the test on
Friday."
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