Sauber Formula 1 British Grand Prix Practices
Friday – British Grand Prix – Practice
Weather – Sunny / Overcast – Dry – 16-22°C Air Temperature , 18-39°C Track Temperature
It was two productive practice sessions ahead of the British Grand Prix race this weekend in Siverstone. In FP1 (Free Practice 1) Marcus Ericsson tested a new rear wing for aero measurements and data collection for the Sauber F1 team.
In the afternoon, the main focus was forthe race preparation running on the medium and soft tyres.
Sauber Formula 1 British Grand Prix Practices – Marcus Ericsson – Car 9
1st Practice – 20th – 1:36.0003 min – 19 Laps
2nd Practice – 19th – 1:34.722 min – 36 Laps
“It’s good news that we tested our new rear wing here in Silverstone in FP1. We were able to collect a lot of data which we now have to analyse and understand properly.“
“On the other hand, I was only able to do one stint in the morning.“
“In FP2, we had a busy programme, with short and long-runs using the soft and medium tyres.“
Sauber Formula 1 British Grand Prix Practices – Felipe Nasr – Car 12
1st Practice – 17th – 1:34.805 min – 21 Laps
2nd Practice – 14th – 1:34.154 min – 25 Laps
“It was a good day, we were able to run through our planned programme. It is positive to see that the engine upgrade is a decent step and especially at this track.“
“A good straight-line speed helps to gain some lap time. In general it was all about setting up the car on the soft and medium tyres today.“
“It was a little bit tricky to get the soft tyres to work with the colder conditions in the morning but in the afternoon it was a lot better and we got a much better feeling for the car as well as they tyres.”
Much more to come from Silverstone and The British Grand Prix!
The Formula 1 Girl 🙂
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