Ricciardo called the car "enjoyable to drive", and said that he is "happy with the balance". The STR7 is "user-friendly, (with) the front and rear working well togeather".
Riccardo posted the 5th best time on Tuesday, before an oil pressure issue sidelined him late in the session, and the 3rd best on Wednesday. Several sports reporters' recap articles from yesterday are filled with musings that the STR7 - or at least Ricciardo - might prove to be a pleasant suprise for the 2012 season.
Of course, these are still early days, and it is hard to know just how fully the other squads have shown their true pace as of yet.
Jean-Eric Vergne will take over the testing duties for STR during the remaining two days of the session.


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in terms of speed, a, 'bees dick' between DR and JEV. should be good racing if this keeps up.


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well said indy andy. lucifer knows what was meant by my comment which was simply a restatement of webbers comment last year. it was all in good fun and hardly obscene. anyway if i have offended any of the kiddies i do apologise.
the site is coming along well.
