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Renault team concludes final test of the season

The Renault F1 team concluded its final in-season test of the 2007 season in Jerez, Spain with Nelson Piquet Jr. once again in action for the team on Thursday. It was the third day in a row the Brazilian was in the car for the team.

Renaultt's programme aimed at completing the test work begun earlier in the week, which included the necessary preparations for the final races of the season but also work for 2008, notably looking at on-board software and driver aids.

Nelson Piquet Jr carried out the driving duties for all three days of the test, and once again completed the most laps of the drivers present, with a total of 120 laps, which equates to 531 km. He thereby completed his technical programme, and collected a significant amount of valuable information for analysis back at the factory.

The Brazilian spent Thursday morning conducting control systems work for 2008, prior to completing aero and set-up testing in the afternoon. He finished the day with fifth-fastest time in 1:20.655, and successfully completed three busy days, which should allow the team to tackle the final races of a tough season with optimism.

Nelson Piquet Jr said: "I really enjoyed my testing this week, and it was good to get three full days. I always aim to get the maximum from the experience every time I step into the car, and I think we did a good job this week. We did a lot of laps, and reached some interesting conclusions."

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