Williams Martini Bahrain Test 19:04:2017 Day Two
By Williams Martini Racing
April 20 2017
The Williams Martini team would complete their second day of testing at the Bahrain circuit. This time it would be Gary Paffett who would carry out the test. The team would conduct aerodynamic testing as well as setup and tyre work later in the day. Both driver and the team would come away from the day happy with the results.
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Bahrain Test
18:04:2017 Day Two |
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Driver: Gary
Paffett
Chassis / Engine: FW40-01 / Mercedes-AMG F1 M08 EQ Power+
Location: Bahrain International Circuit, 5.412km
Weather: Warm and Dry
Maximum air & track temps: 37ºC / 40ºC
Rod Nelson, Chief Test & Support Engineer: It’s been a very
productive day. The morning was mostly spent undertaking aero
investigations, and in the afternoon we covered some chassis and tyre work.
It’s really interesting to get another driver’s point of view and look at
the differences in driving style from someone so experienced. It was really
useful feedback for us moving forward. We finished off the afternoon with
some more aero runs, race starts and set-up. We really covered everything in
the plan over the 126 laps that we completed. So it was a very good session.
Gary Paffett: It’s been a while since I’ve done a full test in a
Formula One car! It’s really good to be back in the car, really good. The
cars this year with the increased downforce, and more grip in the tyres, are
really nice to drive. We’ve had a really good day. We’ve done a lot of laps,
which is really good, and we got all of our testing done. That’s the purpose
really, to get all the testing done, and then for me to go back and validate
the simulator. So overall it was really nice to drive the car and I’m very
happy with how the day went. |
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Position Driver Team Best Time Best / Total Laps
1. V. Bottas Mercedes AMG Motorsport 1:31.280 137 / 143
2. S. Vettel Ferrari 1:31.574 50 / 64
3. C. Sainz Toro Rosso 1:31.884 44 / 68
4. S. Vandoorne McLaren 1:32.108 79 / 81
5. K. Magnussen Haas F1 Team 1:32.120 70 / 88
6. E. Ocon Force India F1 Team 1:32.142 28 / 60
7. D. Kvyat Toro Rosso 1:32.213 3 / 61
8. G. Paffett WILLIAMS MARTINI RACING 1:32.253 113 / 126
9. S. Sirotkin Renault Sport F1 Team 1:32.287 88 / 90
10. P. Gasly Red Bull Racing 1:32.568 58 / 65
11. P. Wehrlein Sauber F1 Team 1:34.462 85 / 91
12. S. Perez Force India F1 Team 1:35.015 57 / 70 |
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