Montagny shines in test!


New lead tester!

By role
November 26 2003

Both Jarno Trulli and Franck Montagny were on the track and both combined a total of 173 laps on the Spanish circuit under dry conditions. Trulli concentrated on brake development as well as some aerodynamic development. His afternoon was however used for a routine engine change as well as installation laps. His best lap was of 1.11.938.

On the other hand Franck Montagny on his debut with Renault at the valencia circuit set a best time of 1.11.829. His job was based on set-up work and chassis systems development.

Both drivers also got used to the manual upshifts and downshifts in preparation of the 2004 regulations.

Executive Director of Engineering, Pat Symonds commented after the race:

"A successful first day of winter testing for the team. Both drivers needed a few runs this morning to get re-acclimatised with the car, but after that, we had a productive session. Jarno completed a brake development programme during the morning, while Franck concentrated on testing chassis systems. All in all, it is good to be running again, and we look forward to a useful week's work."

Renault is expected to continue testing at the track in Valencia until Friday November 28th.

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