December 3, 2009
Vodafone McLaren Mercedes Jerez test report - day three
Vodafone McLaren Mercedes
Jerez test report - day three
Thursday December 3 2009
Driver Gary Paffett & Oliver Turvey
Location Circuito de Jerez
Track length 4.423km
Weather Cold and slippery in the morning, a light patch of drizzle at lunchtime and dry for the afternoon. Maximum track temp 21.7°C; maximum ambient temp 17.0°C
Oliver took over for the morning, concluding the running he began on Tuesday afternoon. On a slippery track, Oliver began with a number of aero tests at slower speeds until conditions improved and the test team switched him to a 10-lap run, running through a suite of different set-ups to give Oliver a feel for the changes.
Laps completed 91 (59/32)
Kilometres covered 402km
Best laptime 1m18.746s at 16:46pm
Test team manager Indy Lall said: “Oliver did a very good job and contributed towards our week’s test work. He made a very good impression on his introduction to Formula 1.”
With a midday patch of drizzle, it was decided to switch the car over for Gary’s run in the afternoon. He spent the remainder of the day conducting a very disciplined series of set-up and tyre analysis runs.
The three days’ work was very encouraging and provides a very useful benchmark for the Vodafone McLaren Mercedes team’s preparations for 2010 and the launch of the MP4-25.
Drivers for day three
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Duration of test
Three days (December 1-3)
Unofficial times*:
Pos Driver Constructor Time Laps
1 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull Racing 1m17.418 77
2 Paul di Resta Force India F1 1m18.736 53
3 Gary Paffett Vodafone McLaren Mercedes 1m18.746 59
4 Mike Conway Mercedes GP 1m19.096 77
5 Nico Hulkenberg Williams 1m19.226 106
6 Bertrand Baguette BMW Sauber 1m19.356 70
7 Oliver Turvey Vodafone McLaren Mercedes 1m19.358 32
8 Marcus Ericsson Mercedes GP 1m19.382 49
9 Lucas di Grassi Renault 1m19.602 123
10 JR Hildebrand Force India F1 1m19.873 41
11 Pablo Sanchez Lopez Ferrari 1m21.068 39
12 Daniel Zampieri Ferrari 1m21.279 42
13 Marco Zipoli Ferrari 1m21.725 41
14 Brendon Hartley Scuderia Toro Rosso 1m22.493 50
15 Mirko Bortolotti Scuderia Toro Rosso 1m23.271 34
16 Ho-Pin Tung Renault 1m32.477 4
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