Tyre evaluation for the Toro Rosso drivers
The two Scuderia Toro Rosso drivers concentrated on evaluating the performance of the two types of tyres on offer for the Malaysian GP during both free Friday practices. Sebastien Buemi and Jaime Alguersuari also ran long stints in preparation for the challenging race on Sunday.
Sebastien Buemi (STR5-01) said, “I am happy with the way today went. In the morning we concentrated on finding out how our car behaved on this track and then in the afternoon, we completed a lot of laps, including a very long stint, to assess tyre behaviour. On the long run, I did 30 laps, which is over half a race distance and although the conditions are very tough in terms of the high temperature and humidity, I was fine in the cockpit. I am looking forward to tomorrow, because I think we have established a good base line from which to make progress in the last free practice, before tackling qualifying.”
First Practice Session - Best lap 1.36.100, pos. 10th, 20 laps
Second Practice Session - Best lap 1.35.660, pos. 8th, 39 laps
Jaime Alguersuari (STR5-03) said, “This is another new track for me, apart from a session on the simulator. Driving it for real is a different matter and I found it was quite a difficult track to learn, at the same time as understanding the behaviour of the two types of tyre. This afternoon’s long run went well. I lost a little bit of time this morning with an electrical problem, but we have improved over the day and there is still more to come from me and from the car.”
First Practice Session - Best lap 1.36.645, pos. 13th, 18 laps
Second Practice Session - Best lap 1.36.325, pos. 14th, 39 laps
