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Renault recovers from Kovalainen smash
01 March 2007 / Results / PhotosRenault continued its test programme at Bahrain's Sakhir circuit on Wednesday, the penultimate day of the team's pre-season test programme. After a disrupted first day of testing following Heikki Kovalainen's accident during Tuesday's running, the team's efforts were split between repairing the damaged chassis and pursuing its development programme. By the end of the day, both goals had been reached, with a total of 136 laps completed - equating to over two full race distances.
"I was pleased to be able to get back out on track," said Kovalainen. "The mechanics have done a fantastic job to repair the car so quickly, and a big thank you to the team for their efforts. It was important to run again, and I was focused on getting the jobs done we needed to, to minimise the amount of lost time. We got some interesting results in the afternoon, and now we need to make the most of our final day in order to wrap things up before Melbourne."
Chief test engineer Christian Silk added, "We made some good progress with our programme which was primarily focused on set-up testing. Giancarlo found some very encouraging solutions, and it looks quite encouraging. They confirm the choices we have made in recent weeks, and confirm that we have made some good progress in our understanding of the tyres and the car's handling. Heikki was able to get back out on track once the car had been repaired, which was positive. The team did a sterling job to get the car ready, Heikki was comfortable straight away, and pleased with the progress he made. All in all, it was a very positive day."
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