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2013 Jerez: Toro Rosso Formula One F1 Thursday Test Recap
Circuit: Jerez de la Frontera, 4.423 kms Driver: Jean-Eric Vergne Car: STR8 chassis number 01 Laps: 85 Best time: 1:19.247
On this the third day of testing, Jean-Eric Vergne had his first encounter with the STR8, therefore the first item on the programme was ensuring he was comfortable in the car. The focus of the early laps was on allowing the Frenchman to familiarise himself with the new machine, before moving on to a programme that looked at set-up work, some aero development, as well as assessing cooling solutions. Jean-Eric is back behind the wheel tomorrow, for the final day of this test.
Jean-Eric Vergne: "It was really nice to be back behind the wheel for the first time this year. At the start of the morning, I was getting used to being in a Formula 1 car again and a brand new one of course, the STR8. After that, we immediately started doing some useful work and again in the afternoon we learned some important things about the car. Our aim today was not to find the perfect balance but to get as much work done with what we had, to get through the items on the test schedule and learn a lot. Today was also the first time I have worked with my new race engineer, Phil Charles and I must say it went well and I think that the acclimatisation period between us will be much shorter than I had anticipated."
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