Scheider takes up the torch in Ekström’s absence

Timo Scheider, in an Audi, continues to string together strong performances as he records the fastest time on the second day of testing at Oschersleben.

With a time of 1:21.644, the German is the only driver to have gone below one minute and 22 seconds. Markus Winkelhock finished second, also in an Audi, while Bruno Spengler took third place in a Mercedes.

« It was a good day. Our testing program progressed well and I am relatively satisfied. We will continue tomorrow, » said Spengler.

Jamie Green arrives just off the podium in front of Olivier Jarvis, who is fifth, with only 81 thousandths of a second behind.

Ralf Schumacher spent a lot of time in the pits today due to a problem in the cockpit area. The repair work took longer than expected, and the former F1 driver was unable to get back on track until 5:30 PM and thus only spent 30 minutes on the track.

« I only did 13 laps, which is obviously very few. I hope things will be better tomorrow, and that I can do a few more laps, » said Schumacher.

The Dane Tom Kristensen completed his first laps in a 2008 version of the Audi A4. Over the course of the day, Kristensen covered a total of 91 laps.

« It was a very special moment since it was the first time I drove the new car. I noticed that it was very different from the old one. We tried different settings on the single-seater, and everything went very well, » said Kristensen.

Mattias Ekström was absent due to his accident the day before. According to the latest information, the Swede is fine and is suffering from slight headaches.

Oschersleben Private Tests – Day 2 – Results