Bahrain GP: Renault Friday report
Robert Kubica, R3003 Free Practice 1: 19 laps, P3, 1:57.041 Free Practice 2: 29 laps, P15, 1:58.155 Vitaly Petrov, R3002 Free Practice 1: 13 laps, P16, 1:58.880 Free Practice 2: 26 laps, P8, 1:56.750 Robert Kubica: "The conditions today were ...
Robert Kubica, R3003
Free Practice 1: 19 laps, P3, 1:57.041
Free Practice 2: 29 laps, P15, 1:58.155
Vitaly Petrov, R3002
Free Practice 1: 13 laps, P16, 1:58.880
Free Practice 2: 26 laps, P8, 1:56.750
Robert Kubica:
"The conditions today were totally different to winter testing with high
track and ambient temperatures. That was something new for everybody and it
had a big effect on the tyres, which is why we did a couple of runs to
observe the tyre degradation, followed by some set-up work. During the first
session the new part of the track was quite dusty and slippery, but it
improved during the day. I expect the track to improve a lot more over the
weekend, too. Overall, it was a pretty good day."
Vitaly Petrov:
"It was a great feeling to be out in the car for the first time this
morning, but we had a busy programme so I got straight down to work. We had
a few small problems to begin with, but we will work hard overnight to try
and improve the car. My first F1 qualifying session tomorrow will be very
interesting."
Alan Permane, Chief Race Engineer:
"Robert did everything we expected of him today and Vitaly also had a very
solid first day of practice as an F1 driver. We spent the two sessions
running on a variety of fuel loads in order begin our preparations for both
qualifying and the race. The two tyre compounds are behaving as we expected
and are similar to the tyres we used at this circuit last year, with the
super soft compound performing very well. In terms of car balance, there is
still a little bit of understeer that we need to dial out overnight, but the
rear end is stable and we have a good car under braking, which is what you
need at this track. All in all, it's a satisfying start to the weekend."
-source: renault
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