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Friday, 29 August 2008 |
BRAKE DANCING
Jarno
Trulli continued preparations for his home Grand Prix at Monza and took
advantage of another sunny day with good track conditions to work
through a busy programme. With the original fast Hockenheim layout no
longer a part of the F1 schedule, Monza demands a unique set-up in
terms of aerodynamic efficiency for maximum straightline speed, with
drivers having to cope with lower levels of downforce than they are
used to elsewhere.
Aerodynamic
changes are a compromise between time gained on the straight and time
lost under braking and Jarno took advantage of the full day to
establish his personal preferences. Timo Glock concludes the test for
the team tomorrow.
Jarno Trulli - Chassis TF108-04
Best Lap Time: 1min 24.158s
Position: 9th
Total laps: 77
Total distance: 446.061km
"It
was a productive day working through the usual things for Monza, where
I hope we can maintain the form that we have been showing and which has
taken us to fourth place in the Constructors' Championship. We
concentrated mainly on the important things for this track, which are
an efficient aerodynamic set-up, good braking feel and the need to feel
comfortable over the kerbs. I'm satisfied with progress."
Gerd Pfeiffer, Test Team Manager
"We
carried on with the programme that we started yesterday, concentrating
on set-up and tyre work and doing more experimentation with the brakes
and brake balance. That was the main thrust of the schedule, it all
went to plan, we didn't run with low fuel and we achieved everything we
were aiming at. We changed an engine but that was for homologation
purposes and was scheduled."
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