New aero and mechanical parts for Honda put through paces

Day one of this week’s test got underway in warm and sunny conditions with Christian at the wheel of the RA107-06. He is kick-starting the programme and will hand over to Rubens tomorrow for the remaining two days of running. It is Jenson’s turn to rest from testing this week.

Christian spent the early part of the morning completing various data runs as the circuit was pretty dusty following a weekend motorcycle event. By mid morning the circuit had improved enough to begin his planned programme during which he ran through a front aero test. He completed 41 laps.

Hot and sunny conditions prevailed during the afternoon session with an ambient temperature of 33 degrees and a track temperature of 50 degrees.

Christian completed a baseline run after the lunch break before completing an evaluation of new mechanical parts. He completed 29 laps, making a total of 70 laps for the day.

Rubens will join the test tomorrow.