Spanish GP: Williams Friday Practice Review
By Williams F1 Team
May 11 2012
We hear from the Williams F1 team after Friday practice for the 2012 Spanish Grand Prix.
| Williams Spanish GP Friday Practice Review |
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Objectives P1 & P2 • Aero evaluations • Tyre runs and set-up work |
Pastor Maldonado:
"We completed our programme today and the tyres were working well this afternoon. It helps that we have done quite a lot of testing here, but the track conditions are quite different to over the winter so we now need to spend some time analysing the data. I am feeling confident though as this is a circuit that I like." |
Bruno Senna:
 "It was a good session this afternoon and we completed a lot of laps. It’s now time to sit down and look through the data to improve the set-up of the car on long runs as well as for qualifying tomorrow." |
Valtteri Bottas:
 "This was the first track of the season that I already know so it was nice for me to be able to focus purely on the driving from the start. The car felt good but there are still some things we will continue to work on this afternoon. Overall, we gathered a lot of data and had a productive session which I really enjoyed." |
Mark Gillan Chief Operations
Engineer: "We
had a very busy Friday with Pastor running both sessions and Valtteri
testing in the morning, changing over to Bruno for the afternoon
session. We concentrated primarily on aerodynamic development items in
the morning followed by tyre testing in the afternoon. We had some
downtime in the morning with Pastor's car due to a faulty DRS system,
but this was rectified between sessions. We now need to analyse the
prodigious amount of data collected in more detail in order to maximise
our performance for qualifying and the race."
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| AT&T Williams Classification |
| Driver | Chassis & Engine | 1st Session | 2nd Session |
|---|---|---|---|
| P MALDONADO | FW34-02 RS27 5344/2 |
1:26.297 (17th) 18 laps | 1:24.468 (13th) 40 laps |
| B SENNA | FW34-03 RS27-5340/2 |
- | 1:25.047 (18th) 42 laps |
| V BOTTAS | FW34-03 RS27-5340/2 |
1:25.120 (5th) 24 laps | - |
| Quickest Times | |||
| F Alonso 1:24.430 | J Button 1:23.399 | ||
| Practice Conditions | |||
| Session 1 | Session 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Weather | Warm & dry | Hot & dry |
| Air Temp | 22 - 27C | 24 - 42C |
| Track Temp | 29 - 30C | 41 - 45C |
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Spanish GP: Williams Friday Practice Review
Posted by: Williams F1 (IP Logged)
Date: 11/05/2012 16:41
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