Renault's Jarno Trulli discusses the new R24 after testing at Jerez this
week

Q: Three days, 1100 km and no
reliability problems: that's a good week of
testing, no matter who you are...

Jarno Trulli: Definitely. I'm very happy with what we
achieved. We did lots
of laps (256 over three days) without any problems, completed all our
programmes, chose tyres for Melbourne and made good progress with the car.
It was an extremely good week.

Q: You ran two example of the RS24
engine to their maximum mileage this week
without any problems: how is it performing?

JT: We had no problems at all and already, the engine is feeling
much better than last year. There is more power, and it is more driveable.
We ran the latest engine spec, a 'Z', to full mileage on Thursday, and next
week at Imola, we will be testing the Melbourne 'A' spec for the first time.
Things look promising.

Q: In what areas has the R24 improved
since you first drove it, and where can
progress still be made?

JT: The car is improving as we get to know it better: we are
working through the set-up range. New parts are coming through all the time,
so that allows us to explore different avenues and ideas as well. However,
don't forget this is still a brand new car: as we get more and more
experience, it will get better and better. But we are definitely heading in
the right direction...

Q: And performance-wise, how happy are you?

JT: You always need to be careful talking about performance during
the winter, but I think we are competitive, especially on the long runs. For
the single qualifying lap, we still have some fine-tuning to do to get the
car exactly where we want, but there is still time left for that.

Q: So you'll be ready for Melbourne?

JT: Without a doubt. We run two new cars simultaneously for the
first time at Imola next week, and the team is working hard at Enstone and
Viry to pack up and prepare. They have done a great job so far this winter:
there's no reason to think that will change.

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