The
Minardi F1 Team yesterday
concluded a two-day test at the Autodromo
Nazionale di Monza, scene of next weekend’s
Italian Grand Prix.
With
Christijan
Albers taking over the driving duties
from team mate,
Robert Doornbos, the Faenza squad’s
technical staff once again focused on chassis
set-up work, tyre evaluation and the assessment
of new aerodynamic components. Albers covered a
total of 99 laps in the course of the morning
and afternoon sessions, bringing the total
distance covered in the course of the two days
to 1031.1 kms.
CHRISTIJAN ALBERS (Best lap: 1 min
24.006 secs; Total laps: 99)
“We had a
really good day today. We made a big step
forward, especially considering that this is the
first time I’ve run at Monza and I didn’t know
the track. We started this morning recording
immediately a good lap time and we have improved
on this during the day by working intensively on
the car. Traffic at the end of the session did
not allow me to achieve a time as quick as we
could have, but it’s important to know that the
car has the potential to go quicker. I think we
can consider ourselves definitely satisfied”.
MASSIMO RIVOLA, Sporting Director and
Team Manager
“It has been
another good day for Minardi. We covered a lot
of laps, and again carried out work on different
aerodynamic packages and assessed various tyre
options. Considering Christijan was not feeling
100 per cent well today, he did the usual
professional job we’ve come to expect.
