Renault Paul Ricard test notes 2005-03-23
The Mild Seven Renault F1 Team today completed the first of three days of testing at the Paul Ricard circuit in Southern France. The team ran with two R25 chassis, and today marked Heikki Kovalainen's first run in the 2005 car. Work focused ...
The Mild Seven Renault F1 Team today completed the first of three days of testing at the Paul Ricard circuit in Southern France. The team ran with two R25 chassis, and today marked Heikki Kovalainen's first run in the 2005 car.
Work focused primarily on reliability running, and tyre testing for the Bahraini Grand Prix, looking at performance and endurance development of the Michelin tyres for the forthcoming race.
Christian Silk, Chief Test Engineer:
"Our programme today was about doing as much mileage as possible: we have two 2005 chassis available to the test team extremely early, and we will endeavour to make the most of that situation. Heikki did a good job on his first run in the car, while Franck continued to get a feel for its performance after his first test in Jerez a fortnight ago."
"We got positive results from our programmes, and confirmed our tyre results ahead of Bahrain. Tomorrow, the drivers will have the opportunity to concentrate on set-up work and begin exploring the car's performance."
Franck Montagny
Chassis: R25-05,
Best time: 1:04.912, 150 laps
Heikki Kovalainen
Chassis: R25-06
Best time: 1:04.827, 143 laps
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