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San
Marino Grand Prix Race free practice
April 22, 2005
For
the first European round of the 2005 FIA Formula One
World Championship season, Jordan Grand Prix have spent
a normal Friday technical programme with particular
emphasis on chassis balance, car set-up and tyre evaluation.
Narain Karthikeyan and Tiago Monteiro completed quite
a significant number of laps without encountering any
major technical hitches while Robert Doornbos lost part
of the second session after he spun and damaged his
front wing. The team will now examine the data gathered
during both sessions in order to make further improvements
on the car, focusing especially on optimising chassis
performance over the kerbs, which are a major characteristic
of the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari.
Free Practice 1
| Narain
Karthikeyan (EJ15/02) |
16th |
1:24.512 |
18 laps |
| Tiago
Monteiro (EJ15/03) |
17th |
1:25.257 |
16 laps |
| Robert
Doornbos (EJ15/01) |
18th |
1:25.555
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26 laps |
Free
Practice 2
| Narain
Karthikeyan (EJ15/02) |
17th |
1:23.842 |
16 laps |
| Tiago
Monteiro (EJ15/03) |
20th |
1:24.573 |
21 laps |
| Robert
Doornbos (EJ15/01) |
22nd |
1:25.172 |
15 laps |
Team Quotes on
the San Marino Grand Prix friday free practice sessions
Tiago Monteiro
“It was a very interesting session. We have tried
different tyres and now we know which ones we are going
to use for the rest of the weekend. In the second session,
we decided to conserve engine mileage; but from what
we have tried, we have found some right things, so this
was a good start for us.”
Narain Karthikeyan
“The car seems to be working pretty well and I
am quite happy with the performance in the first two
free practice sessions. Today was also the first time
I have driven on this track so I spent a bit of time
learning the layout. After I sleep over it tonight,
I am sure I will learn a few more tricks on the circuit
tomorrow.”
Robert Doornbos
“We have done a lot of work today, together with
Bridgestone to find the right tyre for the weekend.
The first session went very well; we tried some parts
that we tested last week in Paul Ricard. Everything
was looking really good until halfway through the afternoon
session when I spun in the famous corner “Acqua
Minerale”. However, I managed to bring the car
back to the garage, as I did not want to give up. The
team has made a good job to try to get me out on the
track again but for safety reasons, we have decided
not to use the engine anymore as it overheated a bit.
I am really sorry for that and I hope we will have a
good weekend.”
Trevor Carlin
Sporting Director
“We are reasonably satisfied with today’s
performance. Narain has done a very good job with his
best lap at 1.23.842, which put us 1.8 seconds behind
the Ferraris, which is quite encouraging. Robert went
through a suspension programme, which unfortunately
ended when he had a little spin and Tiago carried on
with tyre evaluation.”
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