Rd.16 America Grand Prix 2002
01/10/2002
Barcelona Test 01- 03 October 2002 - Day 1
While the race team was flying back from the United States Grand Prix the Panasonic Toyota Racing test team today started a three-day session at the Circuit de Catalunya in Spain with test drivers Ryan Briscoe and Stéphane Sarrazin. Ryan conducted a data acquisition programme on the standard TF102 while Stéphane gave a second outing to the TF102B the team’s intermediary car which incorporates next season’s RVX-03 engine and a new seven-speed gearbox.
| Weather conditions: | Generally sunny and dry at all times partly cloudy |
| Temperatures: | Air—Min 17°C Max 25°C Track—Min 18°C Max 29°C |
| Track conditions: | Dry throughout the day |
Stéphane Sarrazin
| Chassis: | TF102B |
| Laps completed: | 58 |
| Best time: | 1m.20.784s |
"I am very happy with the work we have done today. Our objective was to continue to put more mileage under our belt with the TF102B and to try various aerodynamic elements. We went through our programme without any problems and the car felt good to drive. This is a promising start to our three-day test and we will continue working in the same direction tomorrow."
Ryan Briscoe
| Chassis: | TF102/04 |
| Laps completed: | 55 |
| Best time: | 1m.22.008s |
"It has been a positive and trouble-free day for me. We have been conducting an extensive data acquisition programme which meant I did several series of in and out laps stopping in between to let the engineers collect information from various parameters on the car. We will carry on with the same type of tests tomorrow morning before going back to some longer runs in the afternoon."
Stéphane and Ryan will carry on driving the TF102B and TF102-04 respectively tomorrow for the second day of testing at the Barcelona track in Spain.
