シルバーストン・テスト2日目

昨日に続いて合同テストがシルバーストンで行われました。
F1で使われるコースでないのはタイムでわかるのですが、どのコースなのかちょっと分かりませんね。

Date : Silverstone,4 August
Title : First A1 Team test session proves reliability of A1 Car

 As the first A1 Team Test Session came to a close, the excitement and anticipation for a competitive first season grew between A1 Teams and Seat Holders as the top 14 drivers recorded fastest lap times separated by less than two seconds.
 Over the course of the two days, three sessions were held involving 15 A1 Teams. It proved a largely trouble-free session with drivers and engineers all commenting on the reliability of the A1 Car.
 A1 Grand Prix Founder, President and Chairman, Sheikh Maktoum said: "I'm very satisfied with today's results. All the Seat Holders, drivers and engineers are happy with the way the car has performed over its first Test Session. The competitive spirit of the Teams has emerged, while the unity of the Series has been retained. We are looking forward to the next test at Paul Ricard, and it should get more and more exciting as new Teams join the Series."
 A1 Team France recorded the fastest lap of the two-day session this morning, slicing 0.705 seconds off yesterday"s fastest lap time set by A1 Team Great Britain.
 A1 Team France driver, Alex Premat commented: "The A1 car is nice and easy to drive, it has a good gearbox, the engine is great and the car is very reliable. We've worked on the car set up and dampers and it has responded well to the changes. I'm very pleased to have the fastest lap time of the session and I'm looking forward to driving again at Paul Ricard."
 A1 Team Malaysia Seat Holder and driver, Alex Yoong summed up the two day session saying: "The test went well with the car performing well throughout. A1 Grand Prix has done a brilliant job, and it looks like this will be a fantastic Series. Everyone is very enthusiastic and looking forward to the first race. It will be extremely competitive and the race will reward the Team that is most consistent."

 Collectively, the 15 teams covered 2394 miles today contributing to the 3569 miles covered over the total test session.
 Fastest lap time: A1 Team France 48.183 seconds.

Silverstone Day2 Morning

 1 France        48.183  41Lap
 2 Switzerland   48.408  38Lap
 3 Pakistan      48.573  36Lap
 4 Great Britain 48.585  38Lap
 5 Brazil        48.848  79Lap
〜yesterday's best time 48.888〜
 6 Malaysia      48.891  47Lap
 7 Portugal      49.007  50Lap
 8 Netherlands   49.192  67Lap
 9 Australia     49.203  45Lap
10 South Africa  49.211  57Lap
11 New Zealand   49.430  49Lap
12 USA           49.530  33Lap
13 Mexico        49.557  48Lap
14 Lebanon       49.786  66Lap
15 China         51.685  33Lap

Silverstone Day 2 Afternoon

 1 France        48.251  59Lap
 2 Brazil        48.439  62Lap
 3 Malaysia      48.535  49Lap
 4 Netherlands   48.766  62Lap
 5 Portugal      48.835  54Lap
〜yesterday's best time 48.888〜
 6 Great Britain 48.953  45Lap
 7 Pakistan      49.046  30Lap
 8 New Zealand   49.088  44Lap
 9 South Africa  49.115  34Lap
10 Mexico        49.226  57Lap
11 Switzerland   49.422   6Lap
12 USA           49.514  40Lap
13 Australia     49.676  34Lap
14 Lebanon       49.876  66Lap
15 China         50.640  59Lap

ドライバーは多分、昨日と同じメンバーだと思う。
それにしても…昨日よりはマシになったものの、中国が顕著に遅すぎる。
これではランキング最下位が決定してるよ…。(汗)
せめて50秒台前半、良ければ49秒台に食い込まないと。
やはり、トン・ホー・ピン出すしかないって。(おぃ)

A1GP開幕まであと50日。
9月18日(日本時間9月19日午前0時)、イギリス・ブランズハッチでのレースを楽しみに待っています。