Car: C30Drivers: Kamui Kobayashi (Tuesday/64 laps); Sergio Perez (Wednesday & Thursday/145 laps)
Fastest Times: 1:15.621 (Kamui); 1:14.458 (Sergio, Thursday)
Aims: Systems check; setup work; testing how different set ups affect the new tyres and getting them to co-ordinate
Summary: Tuesday and Thursday ran well, with minimal problems. KERS and the moveable rear wing were both introduced on Tuesday afternoon and ran with no issues. Wednesday however was difficult due to a multitude of mechanical faults and saw limited running.
Comments: "We had to check all the various new systems and sort things out. But that is no problem, as it is something you just have to go through. However, due to the work with the new systems we had no time for proper performance runs. The grip of the new tyres dropped off quite quickly. This is something you can improve with set up work, but for the reasons mentioned we did not really have time for that." - Kamui Kobayashi
"I’m very happy with how things went today. It was a busy day and I learnt a lot about the systems and the car, while the team also collected a lot of information. We will keep working hard to improve – me personally from a driver’s perspective and all together, of course, with regards to the car." - Sergio Perez
"Having had more time working with the car, we have been able to start changing the set up to match the tyres better, which is giving us some useful directions for the next test. We have also been using different tyre compounds for the first time and the super soft is very fast on the first lap, but degrades quickly. Meanwhile the medium compound is faster than we thought over the first lap, but certainly more consistent." - James Key, Technical Director
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