Schumi: A significant step forward
Michael Schumacher had no complaints after his first full day of testing behind the wheel of Mercedes GP's new W02.
The seven-time World Champ, who had his first taste of the new car on Tuesday when he completed 15 laps of the Valencia circuit, was back in action on Thursday.
Schumacher covered 110 laps with a best time of 1:14.537 as he worked on reliability and putting the miles on the team's 2011 challenger.
Thursday's outing was also the German's first run with KERS.
"We were able to achieve a lot of valuable mileage and it was a positive day. I am pleased with that, and with how the car was behaving," he said.
"Again, of course, this is not our final race car for the season but a lot of elements have already proved to be a significant step forward.
"I felt totally comfortable in the car immediately and noticed how much I had missed driving since November.
"We have a lot of work ahead of us, and this week gives us a very good idea of where we should concentrate our work. I look forward to going to Jerez now."
Team boss Ross Brawn was happy with the final day of testing as, for the first time, the W02 made it through the day without any problems.
"A good day's work today with Michael, and we have been able to cover some significant mileage which is important for our reliability checks.
"We're starting to get an insight into the car's behaviour and its responses to various set-up changes are proving to be very consistent.
"After a few difficulties at the start of the test, we have finished with a strong day providing plenty of data and options to take forward to the next test in Jerez."
Credit: PlanetF1.com (www.planetf1.com)
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