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Spyker making plenty of progress - technical chief

The Spyker F1 team is making plenty of good progress in winter testing according to technical director James Key. The team is starting its final winter test in Spain before the Australian Grand Prix next month.

"We realised the task we had ahead of us, but we have made a lot of progress in a very short space of time," Key insisted. "The car has demonstrated excellent reliability, we haven't experienced any fundamental issues in any areas so far, when we set the car up in various ways it responds as expected so in general there have been no big surprises to date. The aero platform seems stable and the engine is performing well. We naturally have a few areas to work on, but as a basis, the new car seems to be proving itself well."

"This time in Barcelona we hope to work purely on performance and development and try out some new parts and ideas including aerodynamic tweaks, a few chassis refinements and the control systems," he added. "I think we're on target with the goals we set ourselves, but we'll have to see how the findings from Valencia transfer to a different track. However with the work we did last week we're in much better shape than we were a few weeks ago."

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