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Honda confident of test progress
19 April 2008Honda returned to the test track this week following the first three races of the 2008 Formula One season. The team's test driver Alex Wurz began the programme on Monday, with Rubens Barrichello taking over the RA108 for Tuesday and Wednesday, and Jenson Button concluding the running on Thursday.
"This week saw the first in-season test of 2008 where we can only use a single car compared to the two car pre-season tests," said Honda's test team manager Steve Clark. "The development of the RA108 is progressing well and we had many items on the test agenda. Our major development is an aerodynamic update kit which successfully delivered a laptime improvement, however we will not know until the Spanish Grand Prix whether this translates into a significant step forward versus our competitors."
"In addition to developing the current car, we have been working with Bridgestone on the 2009 tyres," he added. "Running here in warmer conditions, we had no issues with warming the tyres up without blankets, and it is a pleasure to run a racing car on slicks again. We are looking forward to the challenge of running the cars next year without tyre warmers and reduced downforce. It should be interesting."
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