Malaysian GP Practice

Posted on Friday 02 Apr 2010

Objectives P1
Validation of new aero components
Practice starts

Objectives P2
Mechanical set-up work
Tyre evaluations

Sam Michael, Technical Director
We spent today’s practice sessions working on starts and evaluating a revised diffuser and front brake duct. The tyres appear to be quite stable again, something we've come to expect from Bridgestone. Tonight we'll be focussing on extracting more speed out of the FW32 for qualifying. We had a mechanical problem on Nico's car in the afternoon session, but the mechanics were able to fix it quickly.

Rubens Barrichello
Runs P1: Run 1: New Prime (1 lap, install), Run 2: Used Prime (7 laps, baseline), Run 3: Used Prime (5 laps, mechanical set-up), Run 4: Used Prime (4 laps, mechanical set-up)
Runs P2: Run 1: New Option (4 laps, tyre evaluations), Run 2: Used Option (11 laps, set-up), Run 3: New Prime (5 laps, tyre evaluations), Run 4: Used Prime (6 laps, set-up)
That was a tough day for us. We carried out lots of interrogations on the car, but we feel that we aren’t as quick as we should be so we have a lot of work to do tonight to find out why that is.

Nico Hulkenberg
Runs P1: Run 1: New Prime (1 lap, install), Run 2: Used Prime (8 laps, baseline), Run 3: Used Prime 5 laps, aero set-up), Run 4: Used Prime (12 laps, mechanical set-up)
Runs P2: Run 1: New Prime (4 laps, tyre evaluations), Run 2: Used Prime (5 laps, set-up), Run 3: Used Prime (3 laps, set-up), Run 4: New Option (7 laps, tyre evaluations)
It was a pretty difficult day, certainly not ideal. We had some technical issues on my car but I’m not quite sure what they are yet. We need to get our heads together to find some time for qualifying.