Toyota F1 completes Paul Ricard Test

Zonta
By Toyota F1 Media
March 28 2004

The Toyota F1 team completed their Paul Ricard Test with Ricardo Zonta dn Ryan Briscoe carrying out the driving duties. Despite some small technical problems the team came away feeling that the test was promising as they prepared for the Bahrain Grand Prix.

Paul Ricard Test Roundup

Paul Ricard Test Round-Up 26 March 2004 Dates: 23-26 March 2004 Location: Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet, France Drivers: Ricardo Zonta (23-26), Ryan Briscoe (23-25­) Track Length: 4.157km Ricardo Zonta Total laps: 372 Best Lap Time: 1m12.427s Chassis: TF104/05 "I think it has been a good test this week. We have again managed to get a lot of laps under our belt and completed over 1500 kilometres in just four days. We have worked intensively on testing Michelin tyre casings and compounds in preparation for Imola, and today we focussed on various set-ups, playing with the suspension. Unfortunately we had some gearbox control problems today, which limited us to 55 laps. Although I have run the TF104 in two race weekends this season, this week was my first actual test session with the new car and things have run very smoothly. Now, I am looking forward to going to Bahrain for what promises to be an exciting grand prix in the Middle East next week. The track looks very technical and I can't wait to drive it in Friday's free practice sessions." Ryan Briscoe Total laps: 145 Best Lap Time: 1m12.641s Chassis: TF103B "We were running a special programme on the first two days this week to acquire some data from new sensors we were running in the car. The test was not at all performance-related, which is quite clear from the limited number of laps I ran on Tuesday and Wednesday. On my final day on Thursday, I did a more standard test, working on some launches and brake material comparison and completing a very respectable number of laps."