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The final Friday session of the 2010 season
started with an unexpected rain shower just
before FP1, initially limiting track time in the
first of the day’s two sessions for the whole
grid. As the circuit dried the pace picked up,
and as FP2 ended under the lights Heikki
Kovalainen was top of the new teams in 19th,
with Jarno Trulli in 21st.
Jarno Trulli (Chassis T127-02) FP1: 17 laps,
best time 1.48.472, 20th / FP2: 35 laps, best
time 1.45.612, 21st “It was a pretty smooth
Friday for me, with no problems in either
session. We did some good work evaluating the
tyres and saw pretty high degradation so I think
we’ll need to keep an eye on that for the race.
The balance of the car was good – we still have
to improve it but all in all it was a positive
day.”
Fairuz Fauzy (Chassis T127-03) FP1: 18 laps,
best time 1.51.705, 24th “I’m pretty satisfied
with how it went today but it was tricky for the
first few laps. After the rain, which I think
took everyone by surprise, the track was quite
damp in places, and combining that with the fact
I could only use one set of tyres, meant I
couldn’t really push. Despite that it was great
to be back in the car, and I think I did a good
team job today.”
Heikki Kovalainen (Chassis T127-03) FP2: 36 laps,
best time 1.45.180, 19th “It was good for me
today. As soon as I went out this afternoon the
car was on the pace which was an encouraging
sign for the weekend. Fairuz had set up the car
very well this morning and with no issues all
day we were able to get through the whole
programme and finished in a strong position
ahead of Timo.”
Mike Gascoyne, Chief Technical Officer: “Two
good Friday sessions for us at the last race of
the season. We had no mechanical issues all day
which we hope to carry through the whole
weekend. Fairuz drove for us in FP1 and gathered
some useful data from his run and both Jarno and
Heikki put in some good mileage this afternoon
which sets us up well for the weekend.”
Tony Fernandes, Team Principal: “It was a good
day for us and it’s always satisfying to finish
at the head of the new teams. Fairuz did a good
job this morning, particularly bearing in mind
he has had very limited running all season. Both
cars completed a decent number of laps in the
morning and afternoon sessions which allowed us
to complete all the setup work we had planned
and, despite this being the last race of the
seasonand after a long journey from Brazil at
the weekend, the whole team looked good today.
Everyone is ready for the final push and I think
it will be an exciting weekend for us and for
the whole grid.”
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