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Montagny replaces Zonta at Silverstone

On Wednesday Toyota continued testing at Silverstone. The team planned to run with Ralf Schumacher and Ricardo Zonta, but since Zonta was not feeling well Franck Montagny replaced him. It was the second day for Montagny at Toyota to show what he can do for the team.

Ralf Schumacher completed 50 laps for the team. He commented on his day: "We had a mixed day today. In the morning I was able to get some good running in, but we had some issues with the engine in the afternoon. The team worked on it and I was able to go back out, but my test day finished early when the engine failed before the end of the session. This was something we were testing and although we lost some time due to this, we will try to make up for it tomorrow. I hope to finish testing some tyre compounds and find the right balance for the next races."

Franck Montagny said: "We wanted to do some tyre evaluations in the morning but it was a little too cold for us to get some relevant data. For me, it seems that the car is quite sensitive to different weather conditions and this I could definitely feel in comparison to yesterday. Therefore, I found it difficult to find a good set-up in the morning. However, we did finally find the right balance, got through some tyre testing and I think we found a good choice."

"I would be happy to return and drive again for the team, once we have signed a contract for me to take over testing duties." 

Thursday will see Ralf Schumacher at the wheel joined by test driver Olivier Panis.

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