Nick Heidfeld continued Jordan Ford's test programme with the EJ14
today, adding 67 laps to the car's mileage in very wet conditions at
Silverstone's International circuit. Timo Glock completed 35 laps in the
EJ13.

James Robinson, Head of Race and Test Engineering:

"It was a
mixed day for the EJ14 programme, thanks to the inclement weather. We
uncovered a potential reliability problem with the car, and it's always
good to find these things at an early stage in the car's life. Despite
that we still achieved 67 laps including a long run at the end of the
day with no major problems. Timo's schedule for the day focused on a dry
Bridgestone tyre programme, which unfortunately we couldn't complete
due to the weather and the fact that his car required an engine change
during the day resulted in limited track time this afternoon for him."

Nick Heidfeld:

"It was another good day with quite a lot of laps,
although we would have liked to do even more. While it was dry when
we started this morning, unfortunately it was wet for most of the day
with the worst conditions at lunchtime when there were a lot of puddles
and aquaplaning. The car stopped on the circuit twice, both times with
the same problem, which I think can be sorted out quite easily. We are
making quite big developments with the car and I'm looking forward to
more testing in Jerez, hopefully in dry conditions."

Heidfeld will resume the Jordan Ford EJ14 test programme in Jerez,
Spain, on 10 February when he will begin a four day test session.

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