“A very useful and busy day of testing,” concurred the Silverstone-based squad's chief technical officer Mike Gascoyne, “with Tonio completing 108 laps in total. We had the first stage of our major aero update, running a new front wing, bodywork and diffuser, which all ran successfully and performed exactly as predicted.
“Tonio also tested a new fuel system and went on to do set-up work for the grand prix. For tomorrow and Adrian's running on Thursday we have some further major aerodynamic and suspension updates, so today was overall a very useful first day knowing there is more to come.”
There was no such good fortune, however, for
Scuderia Toro Rosso's
Sebastian Vettel, who brought up the order in tenth, almost four seconds away from the front-running pace after covering just ten laps due to technical woes afflicting his STR3 early on [see separate story –
click here]. That means Vettel will unexpectedly return on Wednesday to get more running in on a circuit that is still new to him, with team-mate Sébastien Bourdais to take his place on the last day.
To see the first day's testing times in full,
click here
