Car: Modified 2010 MP4-25
Drivers: Gary Paffett (Tuesday/91 laps); Lewis Hamilton (Wednesday/83 laps); Jenson Button (Thursday/105 laps)
Fastest Times: 1:14.292 (Gary); 1:14.353 (Lewis); 1:13.533 (Jenson)
Aims: Tyre development for the MP4-26; tried to replicate 2011 downforce levels on the '10 car to simulate the tyre wear accurately
Summary: No reliability issues throughout the three days, meant they could do a mix of long and short runs to test different compounds and seeing how set ups affected degredation levels.
Comments: "Interesting day and a new experience for me to try the Pirellis. They work in a different way to last years tyres but that's to be expected. There's degredation - particularly in the super soft - but that's also to be expected" - Jenson Button
“Even though we were using the 2010 car, we had quite a productive day. We were trying to replicate 2011 downforce levels on the old car – so it wasn’t 100 per cent accurate – but we still got a good understanding of the new Pirellis and covered quite a lot of ground. “The new tyres are easy to get a feel for; there’s not as much grip on the Pirellis as we had last year; they drop off quite a bit, too, and they’re a little bit harder to control over a longer stint – but it’s the same for everybody.” - Lewis Hamilton
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