Red Bull: Australian GP FP1 & 2 Driver Report
By Ian Lockwood
March 16 2012
The 2012 Formula One Season is underway. Free Practice running at Albert Park was compromised by wet weather, making it hard to collect set up data for the weekend. Here is what Mark and Seb thought of the opening two sessions.
Car 2, Mark Webber
“We did learn a little today – but after nine weeks of anxious waiting it was a shame with the weather. Mother Nature played a big role and it made it quite challenging for everyone. We got some dry running at the end of each session, which was good. The track was drying out reasonably quickly, but there were still a few sections at the end that were damp. In the end we got what we could out of it, but we still have some work to do. It was compromised running for everyone; I’m looking forward to coming back tomorrow.”
Car 1, Sebastian Vettel
“I think obviously with the conditions it’s difficult to get a lot of running, but it was the same for all of us. The little time we had in the car this afternoon was okay, but now we have to find the balance and learn a bit more about the car. The important thing now is to make a step overnight and go from there. Track time is important when the car is still young.”
MARK WEBBER
First Practice Session
Position: 5, Best Time: 1:28.467, Laps: 21
Second Practice Session
Position: 11, Best Time 1:32.296, Laps: 20
SEBASTIAN VETTEL
First Practice Session
Position: 11, Best Time: 1:29.790, Laps: 21
Second Practice Session
Position: 10, Best Time: 1:32.194, Laps: 19
Red Bull: Australian GP FP1 & 2 Driver Report
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Date: 16/03/2012 08:46
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Re: Red Bull: Australian GP FP1 & 2 Driver Report
Posted by: K1 (IP Logged)
Date: 16/03/2012 09:31
vetts is not happy with the car.
Re: Red Bull: Australian GP FP1 & 2 Driver Report
Posted by: growler (IP Logged)
Date: 16/03/2012 10:29
Yep. Just watching Sky's post FP show. The team are hard at work in Melbourne. Seb does always seem to put a lot of work in between Friday and Saturday, and I'm sure he'll have the car pretty much sorted for FP3.
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Re: Red Bull: Australian GP FP1 & 2 Driver Report
Posted by: F1mania (IP Logged)
Date: 16/03/2012 19:35
Seb has more natural speed than mark
On the rare occasion like yesterday
When things aren't going well seb talks to marks engineers and gets his setup
Then happy days
On the rare occasion like yesterday
When things aren't going well seb talks to marks engineers and gets his setup
Then happy days