Brendon Hartley comments about Friday practice for the Chinese Formula 1 Grand Prix …..
“It was a reasonable clean day, we had a broken floor this morning so we lost some time in the first practice session which is never ideal, but other than that it was quite clean.
“Like the previous races we are in a very tight midfield battle, so getting everything 100% together will be key tomorrow to move as high up the grid as possible because it is extremely tight, so we have some work to do overnight.
“Although we missed a little bit of track time this morning, I’m feeling quite comfortable in the car, the balance feels good so if we can improve on certain areas overnight we could be fighting at the sharp end of the midfield battle again.”
Brendon Hartley (STR13-03, Car 28)
First Practice Session
Best lap: 1:36.715, pos. 16th, 23 laps
Second Practice Session
Best lap: 1:35.333, pos. 15th, 37 laps
Hartley’s team mate Pierre Gasly fared better….
“Today was my first time driving around Shanghai and it was a good day overall. It was nice to discover the track and drive on the real thing rather than the simulator or PlayStation!
“I think it was positive overall, the midfield is super tight and we are kind of in the middle at the moment.
“There are a couple of teams who seem to be quite fast here so we need to work hard tonight to improve for tomorrow, also for myself because I think I can improve a bit. I will work hard and study the data tonight, hopefully we can find some extra pace tomorrow to be more in the fight with the other midfield teams.”
Pierre Gasly (STR13-04, Car 10)
First Practice Session
Best lap: 1:36.037, pos. 11th, 21 laps
Second Practice Session
Best lap: 1:34.849, pos. 12th, 33 laps
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