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dicembre 07, 2020 - Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport
2020 Sakhir Grand Prix - Friday
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The Mercedes-AMG Petronas #f1 Team sets the fastest laps on Friday in Bahrain
- George topped the time sheet in FP1 with Valtteri in P4
- In FP2, George again set the fastest time of the session with Valtteri in P11, after his fastest lap time was deleted for exceeding track limits
- The team focused on adapting to the new track layout and building an understanding of the set-up and tyre preparation needed for the track
Driver | Chassis No. | FP1 | FP2 | ||||||
George Russell | F1 W11 EQ Performance /01 | 49 Laps | 0:54.546 | P1 | Soft, Soft | 48 Laps | 0:54.713 | P1 | Hard, Soft |
Valtteri Bottas | F1 W11 EQ Performance /03 | 44 Laps | 0:54.868 | P4 | Hard, Soft, Soft | 52 Laps | 0:55.321 | P11 | Hard, Soft |
George Russell
It was a good first day in the W11 but there’s definitely work to be done. The new track layout is very different to the usual layout here and it’s not an easy track to say the least. It’s going to be very tight in qualifying and we can probably expect a dramatic race. It’s been good to be working with the team today and I’m learning a lot every single lap I’m in the car. I think my lap times are a bit deceiving at the moment and not the true representation of the pace. I struggled on the high fuel runs in FP2 and ultimately that’s going to be key on Sunday. The Red Bulls were quick on the long runs and Valtteri was quickest in FP2 but had his lap time deleted. It’s going to be close, so we’ll get our heads down tonight. There’s still a lot of work to do to get comfortable in the car and with the set-up. But it’s been an encouraging first day and I’m excited to be back in the W11 tomorrow.
Valtteri Bottas
It was a tricky day for me. I went over the kerbs in Turn 8 in my first run in FP1 and broke quite a large chunk off the floor, so the rest of the session was a bit of a waste afterwards. FP2 felt ok, but obviously I didn’t really get any laps in on the Soft tyre, as my only half decent lap was deleted because of track limits. So, not the best day, but the long runs were pretty consistent. Red Bull look really competitive on those long runs, particularly on the Medium tyre, and George was putting in good laps as well. There’s quite a bit of work to do on my side to get everything together for qualifying. The new section of track is really technical and bumpy, so it’s quite challenging and really easy to lose a tenth. On such a short track, in qualifying that could make all the difference. It’s going to be intense with so many cars on track, too, so it’s going to be really important to get clean laps in and prioritise the gaps.
Andrew Shovlin
It’s been an interesting day with such a short lap and so few corners. Removing the mid-speed and high-speed corners does change the nature of the track somewhat and we’ve been tuning the set-up through the day to get the car working well in the slower corners, which weren’t our strength last week. George has settled in well and both he and Valtteri look to have the pace to be in the fight for pole position. Our long runs weren’t quite there today; the Red Bull looks to be stronger in that regard. So, we’ll focus some effort tonight towards understanding the limitations on race fuel, but there are a few things to work on so we’re optimistic we can make some progress.
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