Monaco GP Practice

Posted on Thursday 21 May 2009 and tagged with Monaco, Practice.

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Objectives P1
Chassis set-up work - new suspension components
Aero performance analysis with the new Monaco package

Objectives P2
Further chassis set-up work from a new baseline transferred between the cars for the start of P2
Short and long run tyre tests for qualifying and the race

Conclusions - Sam Michael, Technical Director
“Today was a typical first day in Monaco. We have spent some time looking at the two tyres in the context of a track that is changing hugely compared to a normal track. As a street circuit, all the contaminants are getting cleaned off by the F1 rubber, so it’s too early to say where the car is. All the parts we brought here seem to be working well.”

Nico Rosberg
Runs P1: 1 install (new prime), 8 (new prime), 6 (scrubbed prime), 6 (scrubbed prime)
Runs P2: 5 (new option), 4 (scrubbed option), 10 (scrubbed prime),  9 (new prime),  9 (new option),
 “We had a difficult start to the weekend and I really didn’t feel comfortable in the car because of a simple lack of grip to begin with. So we made plenty of set-up changes and we found a significant improvement. By the end of P2, I was much happier and I would say there is more in the car as I had traffic and never really had a clean lap. We also suffered no problems or damage to the car which is a constant issue in Monaco. And let me say, it is great to drive on this track.”

Kazuki Nakajima
Runs P1: 1 install (new prime), 8 (scrubbed prime), 9 (scrubbed prime), 5 (scrubbed prime)
Runs P2: 3 (scrubbed prime), 5 (new option), 5 (scrubbed option), 9 (new prime), 9 (new option)
“This morning was good but for reasons we will look at tonight, the afternoon session was a bit difficult in the car. So I am hoping we can establish what was happening and use third practice to make sure I am well prepared for qualifying.”

Practice Results

Top Three Drivers

Position Driver & Lap Time (Session 1) Driver & Lap Time (Session 2)
1 R Barrichello 1:17.189 N Rosberg 1:15.243
2 F Massa 1:17.499 L Hamilton 1:15.445
3 L Hamilton 1:17.578 R Barrichello 1:15.590

AT&T Williams Classification

Driver Chassis & Engine 1st Session Laptime 2nd Session Laptime
N Rosberg FW31-03/H454 1:18.024 (7th) 27 Laps 1:15.243 (1st) 45 Laps
K Nakajima FW31-02/H452 1:18.000 (6th) 29 Laps 1:16.260 (9th) 43 Laps

Practice Conditions

  Session 1 Session 2
Weather Sunny Sunny
Track Temp 31 to 38 degrees C 39 to 40 degrees C
Air Temp 23 to 24 degrees C 24 to 26 degrees C

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