Friday: McLaren is affected by temperature changes
While the first free practice session went well for McLaren, the cars of Jenson Button and Sergio Perez reacted poorly to the increase in temperature. Both drivers will work hard to understand how to optimize their car.
Jenson Button – 6th and 9th:
The two sessions were quite contrasting for us due to the temperature difference between the morning and the afternoon – but it was a reasonable day in terms of the setup work we accomplished. I think we’ve improved our understanding of how the car operates. We managed to test several things, and our car seems to be in good shape.
There is really little degradation on the Option tires, it’s more the front that limits performance than the rear, so the tires are working well, which is another positive thing.
I hope we have taken a step forward, but there is always room for improvement.
Sergio Perez – 9th and 12th:
The car seemed really good this morning, and our times were competitive, but the track temperature changed in the afternoon, so I wasn’t entirely happy with the car’s balance in the end.
Now, we have the time to leave and analyze why the balance was so different between the two sessions. We have a lot of information to analyze, and I think we have the potential to do better tomorrow.
Our goals for this weekend are to score points and have a good weekend like we did in Germany.
