The
first day of Lucky Strike B.A.R Honda's proposed three-day, two-car test at the Paul Ricard circuit in France got underway this
morning (Wednesday) with Takuma Sato and Enrique Bernoldi on driving duties.
In chassis 007-05, Takuma ran through some early
set-up runs before evaluating further aerodynamic updates. He completed his scheduled morning programme running with a total of 70
laps.
In the second chassis, 007-01, Enrique began with set-up work to find a good balance, before moving on to a tyre
evaluation. He also finished his planned morning programme completing 100 laps.
Takuma continued his evaluation of the new
aerodynamic parts alongside a tyre evaluation in the afternoon session. He completed 137 laps in total today.
Enrique
continued to run through his tyre evaluation. He completed the full test programme and ran for a total of 182 laps – a team record
for the most number of laps in one day.
Jenson Button will take over from Enrique in chassis 007-01 tomorrow
