TESTING: Paul Ricard Round Up

By Karl King
November 27 2004

Through the week, ex-F1 and Toyota racer, Frenchman Olivier Panis has been driving at home in the Panasonic Toyota TF104/07 chassis.

Retired F1-racer, Olivier Panis hit the track in the TF104/07 and completed 279 laps of the Paul Ricard track in France. He said "We have had a very productive and relatively trouble-free week of testing in Paul Ricard this week. The weather was really nice and permitted us to carry out our entire programme and put in almost 300 laps on the long circuit configuration over the four days. We worked on a variety of items, but mainly on the new specification RVX-05 engine for next season. Luca Marmorini and his team have all done a fantastic job on next year's two-race engine. We were able to complete the required distance with no real issues and I am highly encouraged by the efficient operations of the whole team. This test marks the start of an exciting new challenge for me at Toyota and I am proud that I can continue to play such a vital role within the team. I am looking forward to my next test in a couple of weeks."