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Piquet enjoys slicks experience

Renault completed a third day of testing in Jerez on Thursday as Nelson Piquet covered 95 laps of the Spanish circuit to complete his programme with the team for this week.

As with the previous two days, conditions were incredibly hot with track temperatures once again creeping up to 46°C in the middle of the afternoon. The team began the day by working on grooved tyres to get a good baseline and understanding of the car before attention shifted to running with 2009 slick Bridgestone tyres as part of the team's preparations for next season.

The team made good use of the six sets of slicks available to give Piquet good mileage and acquire plenty of interesting data to consider with a view to the design of next year's car

"It was very hot once again, but it has been like that all week so we are getting used to it," said Piquet. "We spent most of the day looking ahead to next year by running with slick tyres, which was very interesting. They felt good, gave plenty of grip, and the car was working well. We also did some set-up work, evaluating the changes to try and improve the overall balance. So overall another good day's work."

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