Friday: Williams drivers affected by incidents at Silverstone

Felipe Massa (No.19) – 17th and 11th

The Brazilian experienced a complicated morning after going off track: « This morning wasn’t the best because I put a wheel on the artificial grass and that was it, my session was over. As a result, I lost time during FP2 and we struggled with balance but we made progress. »

Massa made a point to thank the team for the work done: « I must thank the whole team because they worked hard to get the car ready for the second session. »

But the Paulist expects a busy day tomorrow, Saturday: « Tomorrow should be a better day, but we are behind on our schedule. We have a lot to do to find the right settings tomorrow, and the weather isn’t expected to help us. »

Susie Wolff (No. 41) – 21st [FP1]

The Scottish driver expressed her happiness at returning to the wheel of an F1 car at home or almost: « A big thank you to everyone for your support and help that allowed me to be ready for today. It was a nice feeling to get out of the garage. When I had my helmet on, it was just the car and me. I knew what I had to do and the car felt fantastic. »

Even though her session was cut short due to a problem, Susie Wolff prefers to focus on the positive aspects of her day: “I only did one and a half laps at full speed but it happens, I will have another session at Hockenheim for which I must now prepare. Every time I get in the car, there’s something to learn, so I have to take the positives from today.”

Valtteri Bottas (No. 77) – 6th [FP2]

The Finn seemed quite pleased with his testing on his side: « The Free Practice 2 sessions went well on our side: it was a rather good session. The main focus was working on the settings. We refined our settings and managed to improve them somewhat during the session. »

But he knows there is still a lot of work to do: « There is still much to do tomorrow, in such windy conditions, it’s not easy to set up the car. »