Formula One: Irvine tries out Jaguar for 2000
19 January 2000
Posted By Terry CallahanMotorsports Editor, The Auto Channel
Jaguar has already been testing two of its 2000 cars at Spains Jerez and Barcelona circuits. The teams new driver, Eddie Irvine, Johnny Herbert and test driver Luciano Burti have all been getting mileage in the cars.
I was surprised how good the car felt straight out of the box, Irvine said if the Jaguar R1 I was very impressed. It is neat, tidy and light and has a great engine. Having the new car this early as this allows us to do a lot of setup work before the new season.
Both cars ran in dark green livery, but this is not the paint scheme that will be used in the 2000 season.
Im a pretty lucky guy, Irvine said. To go from four years at Ferrari straight to Jaguar is the perfect scenario. This is a young team that really wants to go somewhere. There is tremendous enthusiasm from everyone in the team to do well. Having finished fourth in the championship last year, we must be aiming to challenge for third in 2000.
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