“My first impression was good,” the 31-year-old Ralf Schumacher Sport Bild, “and my second (impression) not so (good). We are still a young team so you can’t expect us to be up in the top at the beginning but we are looking forward to the season and to changing that.”

It is understood that the drivers are complaining specifically about a lack of grip and stability in the corners, culminating in an average deficit to the front runners of around one second per lap.

As reported on updateF1

Young Team !! If a team need 10 years to finish in top 10 consistently, then we sincerely doubt their capabilities. That also when Toyota has the advantage of using Bridgestone tyres from last year, they should be ahead of all teams who have had to change their car designs since moving to Bridgestone.

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The BMW-Sauber team had their special shakedown at Sankt-Moritz, where Nick Heidfeld drove the BMW on ice using special tyres provided by Bridgestone. Some images:

You can read more about it at F1Total [Tanslated]

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As reported on crash.net

Super Aguri are looking forward to the next F1 test in their schedule as they continue to cause surprises with their sudden upturn in pace, the team only using an interim version of the car that struggled throughout the 2006 season.

“We have had a very satisfying test this week with the car displaying impressive reliability. Taku had a good day today, picking up from where Anthony left off, helping with the development of the control systems and furthering our understanding of the Bridgestone Potenza tyre. The team is already looking forward to our next test in Valencia in two weeks.” said sporting director Graham Taylor.

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