Productive day for Kovalainen
F1 Test, Jerez, Circuit Permanente de Jerez
With the day washed out by heavy rain, the team’s programme was necessarily limited by the poor conditions. Heikki Kovalainen, who unfortunately seems to bring the wet weather with him whenever he tests MP4-24, spent the day evaluating different brakes and set-ups.
The rain allowed the team to sample Bridgestone’s new-compound wet (inter) tyre, but offered limited insight into its performance as the persistent rain meant the day was spent largely running on extremes. The team also spent time assessing optimum KERS deployment in the wet conditions, which proved highly productive.
