The opening day of practice for the
Japanese Grand Prix saw the MERCEDES AMG PETRONAS drivers Michael
Schumacher and Nico Rosberg complete 33 laps and 37 laps respectively
during the two 90-minute sessions.
Both drivers evaluated development
items this morning, before conducting race preparation this afternoon
Nico experienced a precautionary engine shut-off at the end of P1
because of an oil pressure problem
The engine, which had
completed nearly 2000 km, was changed in the break for another unit
from his allocation
Michael went off the track at Turn 13 in the
second session, bringing his day to an end 15 minutes earlier than
planned
Michael Schumacher
We had two quite eventful sessions
today, with a lot of work on the cars and my off in the afternoon. I
had to go to the Medical Centre which was a precaution from the FIA
but I am 100% okay. I think I was already concentrating too much on
the corner ahead of me and therefore had a wheel on the dirt and went
off. Overall, we had not been able to collect as much data as we
would have wanted, as we had a lot of breaks working on adjustments
to the cars, and we will also have to improve the balance. Obviously,
with these temperatures the tyres will be a limiting factor, too. We
will now certainly have to work a lot off the track, in front of the
computers, and try to find the best approach for tomorrow.
Nico Rosberg
We had a tricky day. At the end of the
first practice session, the oil pressure sensor told me the system
was low on pressure so I switched off the engine. It was coming to
the end of its life, so we changed it during lunch to avoid any
risks, but it cost some running time this afternoon. We are still not
where we want to be in terms of performance and we will have to learn
some lessons overnight, in order to make sure we have our tyre
management under control.
Ross Brawn
That wasn’t the smoothest of Fridays
for us today. After an oil pressure problem this morning, we changed
the engine in Nico’s car over the break which took us into the
afternoon session, and then ran through a slightly compressed tyre
comparison and race evaluation programme. With Michael, we decided to
do a fairly major set-up change before the second session which cost
us running time. Towards the end of the session, it appears that
Michael put a tyre on the dirt going into Turn 13 and lost control
the car. While it’s not an ideal start to the weekend, we were able
to collect a lot of data and complete some important set-up changes,
so we will work on those tonight to be in better shape tomorrow.
Norbert Haug
It was a Friday with some interruptions
for our team. Nico lost some practice time at the beginning of the
second session following an engine change, which was necessary after
an oil pressure problem at the very end of the first session. With
nearly 2000 km, this engine was approaching the end of its
life-cycle. Michael was one of quite a few drivers who left the road
under braking at Turn 13, which happened towards the end of the
second session with only minor damage to the car. Today we found a
baseline set up for qualifying and the race which will be refined in
tomorrow morning’s free practice session.
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