“I was quite happy, but then later on the wind increased and although the longer runs were not bad, I was not happy with the balance. On the last run of the day it was not as I expected; the wind just changed and I couldn’t really react to it. The last runs could have been better for sure, but overall it was an improvement over the last three races. Step-by-step we are getting better.”
Jenson Button:
“Today was really important as I didn’t get any testing mileage last week due to the bad weather we had here on the final day, so it was good to get some laps in with the new developments on the car. We haven’t found the best set-up yet as I was struggling with the balance today, but I’m confident we will find the improvements tomorrow.
“After the test last week, our expectations were to be challenging for a place in the final part of qualifying and the top ten. We achieved this in Bahrain, and given the improvements made to the car I hope we have taken enough of a step forward to do this again.”
Timo Glock:
“It was hard work out there today. The car went well at last week’s test, but the track feels completely different now and there is a general lack of grip. It is the same for everyone, but it was a struggle to find the right balance for most of the day until we made a change for the last run. That was an improvement, but now we will have to work hard to find the right direction for tomorrow and the race.”
Jarno Trulli:
“Today was a bit of a struggle for us. It was windy out there, and that helped make the car hard to set up. We will have to go through the data and try to understand where we can improve for tomorrow.
“My test here last week was disrupted by the weather, but overall it looked promising so I’m confident we can keep moving forwards. Our results this year show we have a strong car, and like most teams we have a new package here. Now we need to keep doing our job well throughout the weekend to get a good result.”
Rubens Barrichello:
“We’ve had a tough day today, and the main challenge has been to get the car working in the same way that it did at the test last week. The balance and feel of the car were completely different today, so we had to really work around the set-up trying to r-discover the feeling we had from the test.
