Fórmula 1 / Entrenamientos Montmeló / Día 1 / Kamui Kobayashi prueba para Toyota
Junio 12, 2008 – 6:14 pm | by admin |
12/06/2008.- Panasonic Toyota Racing comenzó un período de tres días de programa de pruebas en Barcelona hoy, como preparación para el Gran Premio de Francia en Magny-Cours el 22 de junio. El primer día de la prueba ha sido una oportunidad para el tercer piloto Kamui Kobayashi para volver al volante del TF108, después de haber pasado la prueba el pasado mes de febrero. Kamui aprovechó la oportunidad y se puso a trabajar en un programa completo, que incluye aerodinámica y pruebas de mecánica. Él disfrutó de un día sin problemas y ha reunido importante información para los ingenieros del equipo antes de la carrera de Magny-Cours. Sin embargo, su trabajo tuvo su fin prematuro, cuando la lluvia llegó una hora antes la hora prevista de terminar las 6 p.m. Timo Glock, fresco después de terminar su mejor calificación de la Fórmula 1, cuarto en el Gran Premio de Canadá, toma el relevo de Kamui para el resto de la prueba.
Barcelona Test - Day 1
Thursday 12 June 2008
Location: Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
Driver: Kamui Kobayashi
Track length: 4.655km
RAIN STOPS PLAY
Panasonic Toyota Racing began a three-day testing programme at Barcelona today, in preparation for the French Grand Prix at Magny-Cours on June 22. The first day of the test provided a chance for third driver Kamui Kobayashi to get back behind the wheel of the TF108, having last tested back in February. Kamui took full advantage of the opportunity and got to work on a full programme, which included aerodynamic and mechanical testing. He enjoyed a trouble-free day and gathered important information for the team’s engineers ahead of the Magny-Cours race. However, his work came to a premature end when rain arrived an hour before the scheduled 6pm finishing time. Timo Glock, fresh from his best Formula 1 finish of fourth in the Canadian Grand Prix, takes over from Kamui for the remainder of the test.
Kamui Kobayashi
Best Lap Time: 1min 24.442s
Position: 9th
Total Laps: 82
“We had a busy plan and it was an interesting day. We did some brake work and also tried aerodynamic developments but we did not manage to complete that programme due to the rain. In GP2 we only have half an hour’s practice and qualifying and I am still learning many tracks, so it was good to be able to do more laps on a circuit that I know. There were some variable grip levels but it is good for me to gain experience and to help the team with its test programme.”
Gerd Pfeiffer, Test Team Manager
“We have a full programme planned from today through to Saturday, with Kamui doing the opening day and Timo taking over on Friday and Saturday. It was good for Kamui to get almost a full day before the rain interruption, significantly increasing his mileage in an F1 car. He did a good job and provided some good feedback to our test engineers.”
Fuente: Panasonic Toyota Racing
Foto: © Panasonic Toyota Racing
