Friday: Good overall performance from Force India
If Adrian Sutil is satisfied with his car at the end of a productive day, Paul Di Resta is facing more difficulties but hopes to completely solve his problems.
Adrian Sutil – 7th and 8th
The circuit has a very low level of grip, but we have found a fairly good baseline for the car. The main objective was to increase traction out of the slow corners because that’s what this circuit is all about. We also worked hard to find the optimal downforce level and we seem to have found a good solution so far. Regarding the tires, we did most of the work in the second session by simulating the conditions we will have on Sunday afternoon. Both compounds seem to perform well, with fairly low degradation.
Paul Di Resta – 9th and 9th
« I think that if we look at where we are, we can be very happy with today’s work. In the first session, I was struggling with rear grip and it wasn’t easy to control the car. I locked the front wheels a lot. But in the second session, we started to fix these issues and get closer to the right setup. I think we can still take a few steps forward and find more low-speed stability, but overall we are not in a bad position. »
