Carlos Sainz:
"It was a scrappy day today. There was an issue on my car in FP1, so the session wasn’t representative as we couldn’t do the setup work we wanted. In FP2, we made some good progress and got the car to a better window although I picked up some damage somewhere and it wasn’t a clean session either. This evening we’ll look into everything to find solutions, improve our balance and hopefully we will be in better shape tomorrow."

Paul Williams, Chief Trackside Engineer:
"We knew coming here would be difficult in terms of energy management, so we’ve done a lot of work back at Grove to prepare for this week. This circuit is very energy sensitive, so getting the balance right is key, particularly in the second sector. We made a number of setup changes across the sessions to test various options and we’re generally happy with the balance of the car, although traffic impacted final lap timings. We’ll regroup this evening to review the data and put us in the best position possible for the weekend ahead. Tomorrow will be about managing energy, particularly in low fuel, and getting in amongst the midfield for qualifying."