Williams: Today was about optimising set-up

22 July, 2011

Pastor Maldonado

Jul.22 (Williams) Team and drivers review the first day of practice for the German Grand Prix at Nurburgring.

Objectives P1
• Evaluation of new aero parts including new front and rear wings
• Dry set-up work

Objectives P2
• Comparison work of new aero parts on both cars
• Tyre testing on long runs and set-up work

Rubens Barrichello
“We weren’t as competitive as we should have been today but if the weather changes it could be interesting. I really like the track so I’m looking forward to a better weekend.”

Pastor Maldonado
“We had a few problems today and I didn’t have a great feeling in the car. I think it will be a tough weekend for us but we are working hard and hoping to improve for tomorrow.”

Sam Michael, Technical Director
“Today we spent the morning evaluating a new rear wing, front wing and suspension design. We still have some work to do on all of those items, so we haven’t decided which options to race here in the Grand Prix. With the high altitude here, we have to set-up the car differently and today was about optimising the set-up around that.”

Transcript courtesy F1SA

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