Korean GP: Williams Friday Practice Review
By AT&T Williams F1 Team
October 14 2011
The AT&T Williams F1 team looks back at their Friday practice for the 2011 Korean Grand Prix.
| Williams Korean GP Friday Practice Review |
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Objectives P1 & P2 • Testing of upgrade components • Set‐up work |
Rubens Barrichello:
 "It was too wet to do much running this morning and this afternoon was only marginally better. We tried to go for a dry tyre late on in P2 but conditions were still too wet so we avoided it. The track was very slippery but the tyres actually held on quite well considering the number of laps we did. Because of today’s conditions it’s hard to make a reasonable judgement as to how we are going to perform compared to the other teams at this stage." |
Pastor Maldonado:
 "The rain cost me a lot of track time today which isn't ideal because I haven't driven here before. When I did get out I picked up the track quite quickly and I like it, particularly the third sector. It is a very interesting circuit, with a mix of slow, medium and fast corners. That makes it's quite technical so we will need a fundamentally well balanced car. We will work hard to achieve that overnight and in third practice tomorrow so we are in the best possible shape for qualifying." |
Mark Gillan Chief Operations
Engineer: "Running
the new aero package, consisting of revised front and rear wings and a
new floor, both drivers had a trouble free first practice session,
albeit in wet conditions. With the conditions as they were, there was
obviously limited running, with the track drying extremely slowly. We
then ran inters throughout P2 as the drivers who moved onto dry tyres
seemed to struggle with grip levels. Rubens ran a full session working
on car balance while Pastor's session was curtailed at the end by a
minor water leak. Looking forward to tomorrow, we have a lot of work to
do in P3 having run neither the soft nor the supersoft tyre. Today's
conditions have set the scene for an interesting qualifying and race."
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| AT&T Williams Classification |
| Driver | Chassis & Engine | 1st Session | 2nd Session |
|---|---|---|---|
| R BARRICHELLO | FW33-04 CA420 | 2:08.218 (14th) 5 laps | 1:54.831 (13th) 30 laps |
| P MALDONADO | FW33-02 CA421 | 2:06.852 (12th) 11 laps | 1:56.067 (18th) 22 laps |
| Quickest Times | |||
| M Schumacher 2:02.784 | L Hamilton 1:50.828 | ||
| Practice Conditions | |||
| Session 1 | Session 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Weather | Grey and wet | Some drizzle |
| Air Temp | 17 - 18C | 19 - 19C |
| Track Temp | 17 - 18C | 18 - 20C |
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Korean GP: Williams Friday Practice Review
Posted by: Williams F1 (IP Logged)
Date: 14/10/2011 10:53
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