Japanese GP: Williams Friday Practice Review
By AT&T Williams F1 Team
October 11 2011
We hear from the AT&T Williams F1 team as they look back at their Friday practice for the 2011 Japanese Grand Prix.
| Williams Japanese GP Friday Practice Review |
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Objectives P1 • Testing of upgrade components Objectives P2 • Continued evaluation of FW33 upgrades • Tyre runs and set‐up work |
Rubens Barrichello:
 "I had limited running today which was unfortunate. In this morning's session, a puncture cut my session short and then an off this afternoon also put me out early. The car felt quite loose before the incident and so we have a lot of things to look into now." |
Pastor Maldonado:
 "An engine problem caused me to stop early in P2. It' my first time at Suzuka so I really need some more laps. We'll have our work cut out in tomorrow's final session." |
Sam Michael
Technical Director WilliamsF1 "We’ve
had a difficult start to the weekend with not as much running as we had
hoped for. Accordingly, we have now revised the running plan going into
P3. We did improve the set‐up between sessions one and two with some
aero development and mechanical adjustments on the cars."
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| AT&T Williams Classification |
| Driver | Chassis & Engine | 1st Session | 2nd Session |
|---|---|---|---|
| R BARRICHELLO | FW33-04 CA420 | 1:38.331 (17th) 11 laps | 1:37.123 (18th) 14 laps |
| P MALDONADO | FW33-02 CA325 | 1:38.446 (18th) 8 laps | 1:38.387 (21st) 16 laps |
| Quickest Times | |||
| J Button 1:33.534 | J Button 1:31.901 | ||
| Practice Conditions | |||
| Session 1 | Session 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Weather | Dry and warm | Dry with some cloud cover |
| Air Temp | 22 - 23C | 23 - 23C |
| Track Temp | 22 - 27C | 28 - 37C |
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