Alex Albon:
"Day three done with! It was a tricky day - I don’t know what it was like for the other drivers, but the morning was really difficult with the wind, and we didn’t really get much of a rhythm. We had a couple of issues on the car which delayed things as well, so we were struggling a little bit to get going.

Finally, we got a good long run in and a decent lowish performance run style, ending the day with some more long runs. So all in all, I’m positive. I do think we need to look at some data with a couple of areas we need to focus on. The good thing is, we know where the lap time is and I don’t think it’s that hard to achieve, so we’ll do some work around that and get ready for Melbourne!"

Dave Robson, Head of Vehicle Performance:
"Alex was back in the car for the final day of winter testing. Conditions were more challenging today with the strong gusts making testing more difficult. However, we were still able to complete some useful work across a range of fuel loads. In preparation for the season ahead, we scanned a range of car configurations and tyre compounds.

Once again, the FW47 was mostly reliable with only a few minor issues affecting the programme. This puts us in a good place for the opening races of the season."