Car: Modified 2010 VJM03Drivers: Nico Hulkenberg (Tuesday - 71 Laps); Paul Di Resta (Tuesday/Wednesday - 139 Laps); Adrian Sutil (Thursday - 117 Laps)
Fastest Times: 1:13.938 (Nico, Tuesday); 1:13.844 (Paul, Wednesday); 1:13.201 (Adrian, Thursday)
Aims: Gathering data on the Pirelli tyres for the VJM04 (still in development); testing different compounds and the effect different fuel loads
Summary: Minimal interruptions to their programs in terms of reliablity/accidents, enabled them to do lots of long and short runs to help get data on the tyres
Comments: "We're now understanding a lot more about the performance of the Pirellis and the differences between the compounds, particularly with regards to long and shorter runs and different fuel loads. At this stage we're not going for times, just trying to get representative data to work on. I'm feeling good and well integrated into the team and my new role, there's a really positive atmosphere, which will set us up extremely well for next week when the new car testing programme starts." - Paul Di Resta
"Programme-wise I worked through the different set-ups on the car and was able to complete a lot of laps, which gave me a good first understanding of how the Pirelli tyres worked as I was not able to do any running at the tyre test last year" - Nico Hulkenberg
"My aim today was to continue this work on alternative set-ups and fuel loads. We got all the information we needed and I feel like we understand the tyre performance pretty well now" - Adrian Sutil
"Our strategy for this test was to use the VJM3 to gain our drivers some early season mileage and collect as much data on the Pirelli tyres as possible. Overall we achieved our objectives today, looking at the three compounds available here" - Dom Harlow, Circuit Engineering Director
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