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At 10.30 h permission was given to go on track.
Albers and Kiesa have each done an installation lap and 3 flying laps.
Pics can be found here:
http://www.f1racing.net/en/gallery.php?catID=1632No UPEX on the car (Nissany's sponsor). maybe thay only pay when he's driving the car !?!?
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This weather sucks ass. I guess it's good to let Albers get some seat time in the rain though.
New pics on www.speedpics.nl !
http://www.imolacircuit.it/
Does anybody know if Nissany will test today?
It hasn't stopped raining since this morning. There's a lot of water on the track.
Untill 14.00h Albers drove aprox. 30 laps, working on the WET set-up.
Albers sais he's happy with the cooperation with the team and with his engineer Laurent !!!
Who's this engineer, Laurent ?????
Sound French to me !!!
WEATHER DAMPENS TRACK, BUT NOT SPIRITS
MISANO, ITALY, January 19, 2005 – Weather was once again the dominant factor affecting the second day of the scheduled Minardi Cosworth three-day test at the Autodromo Santamonica, Misano. With the air temperature initially hovering close to the freezing mark, snow gradually turned to heavy rain during the morning, making driving conditions treacherous and any sort of meaningful technical programme difficult. Minardi technical staff elected to put Christijan Albers on track, however, so the team’s new Dutch recruit could complete the relatively short distance required to support his Super-licence application. By the end of the morning, he had covered the necessary 21 laps. At the start of the afternoon session, and with rain still falling steadily, Nicky Pastorelli ventured on to the track for his delayed test, which had originally been scheduled for yesterday. He managed two four-lap runs before Minardi personnel decided there was little point in continuing. Weather conditions permitting, the team will return to Misano tomorrow to complete the final day of the test.
CHRISTIJAN ALBERS Best lap: No meaningful time Total laps: 21
“There’s not really a great deal to say. The weather made it very difficult to drive, and although I was able to complete sufficient laps this morning to fulfil the requirement for my Super-licence, there was very little we could do of any technical significance. Weather permitting, we’ll continue with the programme tomorrow, and hopefully, be able to make up for some of the time we’ve lost.”
NICKY PASTORELLI Best lap: No meaningful time Total laps: 8
“It was awesome. I have to say, I was really well prepared thanks to the engineers’ instructions. Before getting in the car, they had explained everything to me in detail and I knew exactly what I had to do. Once on the track, everything went well and we were able to complete the assigned laps without damaging the car. Despite the weather, it has been a very positive experience, and I want to thank the whole team for making my job easy. I really hope to be able to continue my relationship with Minardi in the future.”
PAUL STODDART, Team Principal
“We have had an interesting day, even if the weather made it very difficult for both drivers. Christijan was able to complete a long, 21-lap run, which is excellent, since it means he now has some useful experience of a race-stint distance in the wet. Nicky also did a very good job, acclimatising to the car quickly and adapting well to the tricky surface conditions. We now look forward to tomorrow, and hopefully, some better weather.”
- Ends -
Minardi Testing Details
Location: Autodromo Santamonica, Misano, Italy
Date: January 19, 2005
Weather: Windy, cold, snow turning to heavy rain
Air temperature: 3-7deg C
Track temperature: 3-5 deg C
Driver: Christijan Albers (NL) Driver: Nicky Pastorelli (NL)
Chassis allocation: PS04B/04 Chassis allocation: PS04B/04
Distance covered: 85.3 km Distance covered: 32.5 km
SALVO, RJ and MANLIO: please stay tuned to RAI today!!!!
I want to know all the details, also if The Man is present or not !!!!
I hope there will be another test next month, and if so that it's at Vallelunga (Rome).
I just looked at the weather report from the Rome area and the temp. is between +4ºC and +9ºC with sun. That's better as in Misano.
See http://www.tempoitalia.it/meteoregione/previsione.php?reg=lazio
Tomorrow it's Albers vs. Nissany.:hehe:
JVC is on the car:D
Nissany is in action as well!!
I wonder what happened here:
[Edited on 4/2/2005 by Minardus]
Track doesn't look very good, indeed :(
And Chanoch seems to be there...
[Edited on 4/2/2005 by Homer]
I don't see Jordwas testing.
Train like you fight I say.
[Edited on 4/2/2005 by Ger]
Sorry, but for me, it's 05-aero...