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Spyker test drivers cover the miles at Silverstone

At Silverstone the Spyker F1 team joined the other teams for a three-day test. On the team's first day of testing the team had its test drivers Giedo van der Garde and Adrian Valles in action. In the morning Van der Garde was behind the wheel while after lunch his Spanish team-mate took over the wheel.

Speaking about his duties on Tuesday morning Van der Garde said: "It was quite a hectic morning with the parts being held up and we had to wait until mid morning to get out on the track. We did 28 laps, but as I didn't know the track it was hard to get a feeling in that short time. It was only towards the end of the laps that I started to feel comfortable with the car again, but I think it was not too bad. It's good to be back with the team and I'm now really looking forward to getting back in the car on Thursday."

At 13.00 Adrian Valles took over from the Dutchman. He said: "It was nice to get back in the car as I didn't drive in the last test in Barcelona. We had some quite good runs, at first I needed to get my confidence up on this track, but every lap felt quicker. We tested some positive items that helped the brake balance and control systems and seemed to go in the right direction."

On Wednesday Adrian Sutil will be in action at Silverstone. On Thursday Dutchmen Albers and Van der Garde will be in the car.

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