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Panasonic Toyota Racing spent three days testing at the Bahrain
International Circuit. Team drivers Jarno Trulli and Timo Glock
successfully finished Grand Prix simulations and racetrack work, as
well as tackling mechanical and aerodynamic setups. Toyota team
officials bared both cars ran without any trouble, with Trulli and
Glock completing their full program of setup comparisons.
As the F1 testing session drew to a close, the
team conducted practice warm-up laps and starts on the grid,
gathering useful information about these processes.
The Toyota team will come back to the Middle
East for the Bahrain Grand Prix on April 6.
Jarno Trulli Chassis TF108-03
Best Lap Time: 1min 31.689s
Position: 4th
Total laps: 86
“I am quite happy with how things have gone
here. We had another smooth day, completing a lot of laps and now we
have to look at the data so we can improve the car. Generally I am
pleased with the two tests in Bahrain because we have done a lot of
setup work and I think we are making good progress, although of
course we still need to push hard to continue our improvement.”
Timo Glock Chassis TF108-02
Best Lap Time: 1min 31.209s
Position: 2nd
Total laps: 71
“It was a good day for us. We did a lot of
work on setup and tried several things so in the end it has been
worthwhile; we can be happy with the results. I would like to say
thanks to the guys at the track and back at the factory because
everyone is working so hard to make progress. Today we looked at
setup over a longer distance and made some improvements but we still
have to work hard. It has been an important test here and it has
gone well. It was a good possibility to test in higher temperatures
and we looked at car balance in warmer conditions—as well as its
cooling system.”
Dieter Gass
Chief Engineer Race and Test
“This has been another productive day of setup
work, a positive end to a positive test for us in Bahrain. We have
learned a lot about how the TF108 reacts to setup changes and,
consequently, we have made clear improvements in performance. The
TF108 has proved to be very reliable during this test, which is very
encouraging for the season ahead. More important, we have seen that
the new car is definitely an improvement over the TF107.”
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