Mercedes AMG Petronas Mugello day 3

MUGELLO TEST - DAY THREE


Date             Thursday 3 May 2012   
Track            Mugello   
Driver            Nico Rosberg   

No of Laps        129 laps        
Best Lap Time        1:22.579     
Kms Covered        677 km   
Track Length        5.245 km   

Total Test Kms    1715 km       

Weather         Dry       



Nico Rosberg completed the third and final day of the Mugello test for the MERCEDES AMG PETRONAS team today.


- Nico and the team spent the day concentrating on further tyre and set-up evaluations with the F1 W03


- A second very productive day saw Nico complete 129 laps, equal to over 670 km



The team completed 1715 kms over the three days, and will next be in action at the Spanish Grand Prix in Barcelona.


Nico Rosberg "It has been a good testing programme for us here in Mugello, and I have been able to complete a lot of mileage in my Silver Arrow around this amazing track. Today, we learned a lot about tyre management, and this should help us at the next race in Barcelona.


There is still a lot of work to do of course, and we do need to improve our car in fast corners, but overall I am pleased with the progress that we have made here this week."



Ross Brawn "We have had a good week in Mugello, and been able to complete much of our planned test programme despite the loss of some track time on Tuesday due to the poor weather conditions.

The first opportunity for in-season testing for some time has proved beneficial, particularly as it has enabled us to test some new development ideas and take a closer look at improving the car from things that we have identified over the first four races.


Mugello is a great track and I know that both Nico and Michael have enjoyed the experience of driving there this week."


TIMES

1.    Romain Grosjean    Lotus                1:21.035 66   
2.    Sebastian Vettel    Red Bull            1:21.267 106   
3.    Fernando Alonso    Ferrari                1:22.363 98     
4.    Daniel Ricciardo    Toro Rosso            1:21.604 117   
5.    Sergio Perez        Sauber                1:22.229 118   
6.    Nico Hulkenberg    Force India            1:22.325 55   
7.    Pastor Maldonado    Williams            1:22.497 63   
8.    Nico Rosberg        MERCEDES AMG PETRONAS    1:22.579 129   
9.    Oliver Turvey        McLaren            1:22.662 99   
10.    Paul Di Resta        Force India            1:23.002 34   
11.    Heikki Kovalainen    Caterham            1:23.169 139   
12.    Timo Glock        Marussia            1:23.466 110   


Nicola Armstrong, Wolfgang Schattling, Bradley Lord-