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Jordan King - 10th, 1:35.060
A positive day in which you managed to dodge the rain and crack through a busy programme?
“Yes, it’s been a really good day - and a relatively smooth one - so we’ve had plenty of track time to achieve our objectives. Our morning session was slow-going, because we were working through some very specific aerodynamic tests with rakes on the car, so they were just out-and-in single lap runs, with modifications between each run and quite a bit of time in the garage. It’s painstaking stuff, but then I’m a Development Driver and that’s what I’m here for. This afternoon we were able to get into more substantial runs while we evaluated some new mechanical developments.”
Are you pleased with how your day has gone?
“Very much so. It’s always very rewarding to get back in the current race car, knowing that the feedback you’re giving is genuinely contributing to driving the package and the team forward. The emphasis is on evaluation work rather than headline times, so unfortunately I didn’t get to try out the Supersoft for a qualifying run. However, within the team, we have all the information to take a good read on relative performance and I’m pretty pleased with how we’ve ended up. A good team effort I think and I look forward to seeing some of the hard work paying off in the races ahead. The car has come a long way since the last time I tested at Barcelona in May and I’m grateful for another opportunity to drive it.”
Luca Furbatto, Chief Designer
“It’s great to bring our two day test at Silverstone to a positive conclusion, with a 70 lap tally and the completion of our planned programme. Today we’ve been able to focus more on our aerodynamic tests, as well as the continued evaluation of our mechanical developments. It’s quite a frustrating day’s work for a driver; the nature of the programme means it’s quite stop-go, with time in the garage between runs to make various changes. Jordan has done an excellent job working through the plan and provided us with some quality feedback, so he can be pleased with his contribution.
“After nine days trackside here at Silverstone, we make the very short trip home to Banbury this evening to start evaluating the information we’ve gathered and implementing these developments for forthcoming races.”
