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Report: Barcelona Test Two Day Three


MP4-30 Testing

 

Date Saturday February 28 2015
Driver Kevin Magnussen
Location Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya (4.655km)
Laps/km 39/182km
Best laptime 1m25.225s

Programme

Test and reserve driver Kevin Magnussen deputised for Fernando Alonso in Barcelona today, completing a useful test programme – as well as providing an always-useful additional opinion on the car.

 Kev quickly got to grips with the car, his first outing in MP4-30, but his programme was cut short by an oil leak. 

YASUHISA ARAI – Honda R&D senior managing officer – chief officer of motorsport

“The power unit systems are all functioning well, and the spec is race-ready. We just need more practice on race simulation, and to improve our reliability.

“We still have strong ambitions to improve, and tomorrow we’ll be tackling durability issues.”

KEVIN MAGNUSSEN

“This year’s car is really different to last year’s. It feels much more consistent; it’s more predictable and driver-friendly. It’s not fast enough yet, but it feels like a solid baseline, and there’s obviously still plenty more to come. I think McLaren-Honda should have a good car if they continue in this direction.

“It’s nice to be back in the car. I always enjoy driving new cars, and this is a car I haven’t driven before. I can see the work we did last year has gone into this car.

“It’s good working with Honda, they’re a very enthusiastic team, you can feel they have a desire to succeed – they’re here to win. It will take time, but that’s what they’re here to do.”

TODAY’S UNOFFICIAL TESTING TIMES

1 Lewis Hamilton  Mercedes  1m23.022s  76 laps 
2 Felipe Massa  Williams  1m23.262s  102 laps 
3 Kimi Raikkonen  Ferrari  1m23.276s  136 laps 
4 Carlos Sainz Jnr  Toro Rosso  1m24.191s  132 laps 
5 Romain Grosjean  Lotus  1m24.200s  116 laps 
6 Marcus Ericsson  Sauber  1m24.477s  123 laps 
7 Nico Hulkenberg  Force India  1m24.939s  158 laps 
8 Kevin Magnussen  McLaren-Honda 1m25.225s  39 laps 
9 Daniel Ricciardo  Red Bull  1m25.742s  128 laps 

 

What’s next

Jenson wraps up the test tomorrow. 

Test dates

Four days (February 26 – March 1).

 

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