Williams Silverstone Test 12:07:2016 Day One

Driver: Alex Lynn
Chassis / Engine: FW38-01 / PU106C Hybrid
Location: Silverstone Circuit, 5.891km
Weather: Cold and dry in the morning, rain in the afternoon
Maximum air & track temps: 20ºC / 17ºC

Rod Nelson, Chief Test & Support Engineer: Our running was affected by rain this afternoon, which is a shame because it limited the work we could complete today. We did some pretty reasonable testing this morning though, looking at mechanical set-ups, aerodynamic work and testing some new components on the car, and that’s something we’ll be looking to push forward with tomorrow when Valtteri is in the car and we expect better weather.

Alex Lynn: I think we had a really productive morning. We got a lot done, collected a lot of interesting data for the team and completed many laps on the medium compound tyre. It was a shame I didn’t get to try out the soft tyre because the car felt really nice in the high-speed sections on the mediums. It was a bit of a shame that it was such a wet afternoon as well, but it is what it is with Silverstone playing its usual part. So aside from the weather setbacks in the afternoon, it was a good day.

Williams Martini Racing will be back on track tomorrow with Valtteri Bottas at the wheel of the Williams Mercedes FW38.

Driver 		 Team 	    	   	 Best Time  Best / 
		   				   Total Laps
1.  F. Alonso 	 McLaren 		 1:31.290  32 / 105
2.  E. Ocon      Mercedes F1 Team 	 1:32.833  44 / 123
3.  A. Lynn 	 Williams Martini Racing 1:34.433  24 / 54
4.  C. Leclerc 	 Ferrari 		 1:34.466  16 / 19
5.  N. Mazepin 	 Force India F1 Team 	 1:34.521  31 / 35
6.  C. Sainz 	 Toro Rosso 		 1:34.643  56 / 91
7.  S. Ferrucci  Haas F1 Team 		 1:34.866  31 / 55
8.  Pirelli 	 Pirelli 		 1:34.982  23 / 48
9.  R. Haryanto  Manor F1 Team 		 1:35.631  27 / 64
10. S. Sirotkin  Renault Sport F1 Team 	 1:36.575  27 / 48
11. P. Gasly 	 Red Bull Racing 	 1:43.891  6 / 52