Posted by ashleigh on
February 28, 2008
Where did Toyota come from?
Or day three of the Barcelona testing, as it should be titled.
Toyota - The surprise of the third day of testing at Barcelona was without a doubt the TF-108 with Jarno at the wheel.
Jarno set the fastest time of the day in the car saying , “That was another positive day. We made some progress in understanding the car and the set-up. Even though this is only a test, it’s nice to see the mechanics and the guys smiling because today’s times are good motivation. There is still room for improvement but this shows the team has done a good job over the winter tests. Of course we won’t know the real running order until Melbourne but I’m quite confident for the season. It’s definitely looking much better than last year so I’m happy for the team.”. Way to understate the fact Jarno, setting a time of 1:20.801s is an impressive feat, even if the car was running with low fuel, as last years Pole time set by Felipe Massa was only a 1:21.421s. Jarno did 83 laps in the 08 car, so he was not running on fumes for most of the day at least.
Posted by ashleigh on
May 5, 2007
The new ‘face’ of McLaren
It seems that the McLaren team may run the radical new wing they have been testing at the Barcelona event.
Pedro de la Rossa was the first of the McLaren drivers to use the new wing at this weeks Barcelona test, and seems he was impressed with it’s performance.
Martin Whitmarsh has confirmed that because of the success of the part at the test, the new design will be available to both race drivers over the forthcoming race weekend.
Whitmarsh said - “There is a continuous program of aerodynamic development on the MP4-22, and during the Barcelona test this week, we had a more obvious one with a high mounted flap on the front wing assembly. It is something that has been developed over the last few months within the team. We were pleased with the results of that test and consequentially it will be one of the options available to our drivers during the Spanish GP weekend.”
