Jordan F1
Jordan's first full test of the EJ14.
First Test
By Phil Giles
February 4 2004
The EJ14 made it's first official laps of Northamptonshire's Silverstone racing circuit in a very low key launch by the team. Drivers Nick Heidfeld and Timo Glock were on hand with Nick in the new car and Timo in last years EJ13.
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“We launched the car successfully at its first public test today and completed a few laps in the morning. Nick had five or six runs in the afternoon and ended the day with a comparatively long run of 14 laps and carried out a number of start line simulations. Again it was a day with no technical problems for the new car, which is positive at this stage of the game. Timo has been running all day in the EJ13 concentrating on software work for the race programme and working on Bridgestone’s tyre programme this afternoon.” commented James Robinson. |
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“It was another really good day because we managed to do quite a lot of laps with the new car without any technical problems. At the beginning of the day it was quite damp so I was quite happy to get some laps in dry conditions at the end of the day and get a better feel for the car. As you would expect with a new car there is work to do but overall I have a good feeling. We’ve made a good start.” Said Nick. |
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Timo Glock said, “The test was
not bad at all. In the morning the track was quite wet and I had two
small spins, but there were no big problems and afterwards we did some wet
conditions set-up work. After lunch it was dry so we did aero tests and
some tyre work. The car was really good and I am satisfied with today.” Both Timo and Nick will run again at Jordan tomorrow. |
