Hungarian GP: Williams Friday Practice Review
By Williams F1 Team
July 27 2012
We hear from the Williams F1 team after Friday practice for the 2012 Hungarian Grand Prix.
| Williams Hungarian GP Friday Practice Review |
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Objectives P1 & P2 • Aero evaluations • Tyre runs and set-up work |
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Pastor Maldonado:
"It was a busy day for us trying a few different things to help us decide which direction to go regarding set-up for the weekend. We didn’t complete all our planned long runs because of the rain this afternoon so it’s difficult to say where we are. I’m still feeling confident for the weekend but we have some work to do in practice tomorrow morning to make sure we can improve before qualifying." |
Bruno Senna:
 "It was a good afternoon getting a feel for the track conditions and how the tyres were performing. The car was behaving well but we need to keep working. There is good potential in the car though which makes me happy ahead of qualifying tomorrow." |
Valtteri Bottas:
 "It was a good first practice for us. It was dry so we completed our programme without any problems. The car felt good but we were also able to make some improvements during the session. There are still some things to fine tune but overall it was a really good morning." |
Mark Gillan Chief Operations
Engineer: "We
had a very good couple of sessions today with all three drivers
performing well and giving us back excellent feedback on what was an
extremely busy run programme. In the morning both Pastor and Valtteri
tested a number of different aero development items. They also
established a decent mechanical baseline set-up. In the afternoon Bruno
and Pastor ran different programmes, concentrating on getting more tyre
information for the remainder of the weekend. Unfortunately the rain
came earlier than expected and we adapted the run programme to get some
information in the wet, which may prove useful come race day"
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| AT&T Williams Classification |
| Driver | Chassis & Engine | 1st Session | 2nd Session |
|---|---|---|---|
| P MALDONADO | FW34-02 RS27 5362/2 |
1:24.300 (11th) 23 laps | 1:23.337 (12th) 26 laps |
| B SENNA | FW34-03 RS27-5287/2 |
- | 1:22.253 (3rd) 34 laps |
| V BOTTAS | FW34-03 RS27-5287/2 |
1:24.152 (9th) 24 laps | - |
| Quickest Times | |||
| L Hamilton 1:22.821 | L Hamilton 1:21.995 | ||
| Practice Conditions | |||
| Session 1 | Session 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Weather | Hot and dry | Hot with some rain |
| Air Temp | 25 - 27C | 27 - 30C |
| Track Temp | 30 - 39C | 27 - 48C |
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Hungarian GP: Williams Friday Practice Review
Posted by: Williams F1 (IP Logged)
Date: 27/07/2012 16:41
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