Robert Doornbos took another i🥃mportant step in his preparations for next weekend's Marlboro Master of F3 event by completing a comprehensive final test session at the N?rburgring in Germany.

Dutchman🐻 Doornbos is leaving no🃏thing to chance ahead of his maiden appearance in Marlboro colours, and was among 30 drivers taking part in the test, where he and his Ghinzani team completed a complete appraisal of the newly red-liveried Dallara-Mugen, and focused on running a new engine substituted by Mugen-Honda after problems in the last Euroseries round at Le Mans.

"In this morning's session, I was in the top five positions," Doornbos explaineﷺd, "Then we mainly worked ♒on trying different solutions on my car and we got some quality information from the session.

"This afternoon, the track conditions changed a lot, but we continued to work on the car and I m൩anaged to use my new set of tyres only in the last 15 minutes. However, I could not set a faster time because I was studying the behaviour of my Dallara ♉with the new modifications.

"I'm really satisfied with the job we've done and I'm very confident for the Marlboro Masters. The car l🐷ooks really wonderful in white-and-red colours - it seems to b🌃e a small Ferrari!! I'm looking forward to go to Zandvoort and having a good performance there. This year I want to finish at podium!"

Doornbos will carry the #19 at Zandvoort, as oppos🥀ed to his regular 💞Euroseries #16.