Heikki Kovalainen

Vera · Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2005 2:49 am Post subject: official testing

is he GP2 official test driver??
why did he conducted the recent tests if he's not GP2 driver anymore?

Lady · Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2005 5:12 am Post subject:

I don't think anybody knows at the moment what's gonna happen to Heikki next year, but if the opportunity to test GP2 car exists - I'm sure it's better to do it with someone as fast and experienced as Heikki! we'll wait and see, because there is still a chance that he might be driving GP2 car next season, so this test might prove advantageous to him! Wink

Vera · Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2005 7:29 am Post subject:

WHERE is a chance he'll be racing in GP2 again??
he's done with it, I think..

Lady · Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2005 8:01 am Post subject:

of course it's only logical if after GP2 Heikki moves to F1 (as did Nico), but on the other hand being stuck as a third driver for too long doesn't always pay off.. Look at Anthony Davidson! at least with BMW Heikki will still practice in some competitive racing, in a hope to move to a better time next...

Vera · Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2005 8:13 am Post subject:

you're right, but I was just confused my your words "chance to drive in GP2" (AGAIN?))

P.S. did you see 2006 starting grid? my brazilian fellas got numbers 11 and 12..I miss number 3..((

Lady · Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2005 8:18 am Post subject:

No I haven't!!!! what are you going to do with your No.3 baseball hat, I wonder.... Confused

Vera · Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2005 8:26 am Post subject:

wear it proudly. because it's totally exclusive!!!!!!

Lady · Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2005 8:30 am Post subject:

it would be nice if some testing were in England....

Vera · Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2005 8:34 am Post subject:

will you go?

ah, sorry, stupid question Rolling Eyes

Lady · Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2005 9:19 am Post subject:

is there a place where we can find GP2 testing schedule? Question

Vera · Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2005 9:26 am Post subject:

I know that there's F1 testing schedule on autosport.com..
I'm not sure about GP2 one..

we can ask people directly in some gp2 teams though Laughing

Lady · Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2006 4:17 pm Post subject:

Piquet ends Paul Ricard test on top

Thursday, February 23rd 2006, 18:34 GMT

Nelson Piquet Jr emerged fastest on the final day of official GP2 testing at Paul Ricard.

Piquet's lap of 1:13.068 was good enough for the third fastest time overall in the week's two-day test at the circuit, behind ART's Lewis Hamilton and Super Nova's Jose Maria Lopez best laps from yesterday.

Hamilton continued to demonstrate how consistent he is likely to be this season, finishing the day second quickest behind Piquet.

World Series by Renault race winner Andreas Zuber was third fastest, driving for new GP2 team Trident Racing, ahead of Ernesto Viso, whose morning time was good enough for fourth quickest of the day.

New Racing Engineering recruit Adam Carroll was fifth quickest.

This morning's session had a number of red flags as the drivers pushed their cars to the limits and learnt the reconfigured equipment.

Hamilton's fastest time from yesterday suggested that the configuration of cars, with a bi-plane rear wing and new tyres, are three seconds per lap quicker around the 2.4 mile '3D' track layout of the French circuit.

Today's times:

Pos Driver Team Time Laps
1. Nelson Angelo Piquet Piquet Sports 1:13.068 31
2. Lewis Hamilton ART Grand Prix 1:13.179 37
3. Andreas Zuber Trident Racing 1:13.276 32
4. Jose Maria Lopez Super Nova International 1:13.355 34
5. Adam Carroll Racing Engineering 1:13.426 37
6. Ernesto Viso iSport International 1:13.537 36
7. Alexandre Negrao Piquet Sports 1:13.568 44
8. Alexandre Premat ART Grand Prix 1:13.607 33
9. Timo Glock BCN Competicion 1:13.680 45
10. Lucas Di Grassi Durango 1:13.685 39
11. Nicolas Lapierre Arden International 1:13.704 38
12. Hiroki Yoshimoto BCN Competicion 1:13.717 41
13. Ferdinando Monfardini DAMS 1:13.726 37
14. Felix Porteiro Campos Racing 1:13.741 36
15. Franck Perera DAMS 1:13.757 30
16. Luca Filippi FMS International 1:13.794 40
17. Michael Ammermueller Arden International 1:13.823 35
18. Tristan Gommendy iSport International 1:13.872 33
19. Adrian Valles Campos Racing 1:13.968 38
20. Fairuz Fauzy Super Nova International 1:14.321 22
21. Sergio Hernandez Durango 1:14.719 51
22. Clivio Piccione DPR Direxiv 1:14.785 6
23. Javier Villa Racing Engineering 1:15.046 33
24. Olivier Pla DPR Direxiv 1:15.295 20
25. Jason Tahinci FMS International 1:15.552 25
26. Gianmaria Bruni Trident Racing 1:16.695 13

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Well done, Nelson!! Better reliability than last year - and he could be in with a chance )) at least the car looks fast enough Exclamation

Vera · Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2006 7:47 pm Post subject:

well done, honey!
And even Xandi is at 7th place Shocked

wow. Go Piquet Sports!

Lady · Posted: Thu Mar 16, 2006 11:37 am Post subject:

Today the official testing has resumed at Paul Ricards. The results for the morning session:

Pos Driver Team
1 LOPEZ Super Nova International
2 NEGRAO Piquet Sports
3 HAMILTON ART Grand Prix
4 GOMMENDY iSport International
5 PIQUET Jr Piquet Sports
6 VISO iSport International
7 YOSHIMOTO BCN Competicion
8 PREMAT ART Grand Prix
9 FAUZY Super Nova International
10 LAPIERRE Arden International
11 PERERA DAMS
12 DI GRASSI Durango
13 ZUBER Trident Racing
14 VALLES Campos Racing
15 FILIPPI FMS International
16 PORTEIRO Campos Racing
17 BRUNI Trident Racing
18 CARROLL Racing Engineering
19 GLOCK BCN Competicion
20 PLA DPR Direxiv
21 PICCIONE DPR Direxiv
22 HERNANDEZ Durango
23 VILLA Racing Engineering
24 TAHINCI FMS International
25 MONFARDINI DAMS
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It's time to learn who is who and where again... Rolling Eyes

PS Lapierre and Premat do not seem all that fast in GP2, as they are in A1 Rolling Eyes

Vera · Posted: Thu Mar 16, 2006 4:44 pm Post subject:

go Nelson! Embarassed

I'm HAPPY Super Nova and Piquet Sports finished ahead of Hamilton Laughing