Barcelona, ​​day 2: They said…

Already at the top of the timesheet yesterday, Sebastian Vettel happened again today. Even if the RB7 seems efficient, the reigning world champion nevertheless refused to draw too hasty conclusions. “ The championship has not yet started. These are the winter tests, and everyone is trying to prepare as best they can. It's impossible to see what level you are at, or which car is the fastest. Obviously, we are trying to improve the car as best we can, we will then see when the championship starts » tempers the native of Heppenheim.

Third of the day, Fernando Alonso, encountered some mechanical problems. But the Spaniard says he is satisfied with the progress made by the team. “ For the moment everything seems ok for us. We encountered some minor mechanical issues. We continue to rack up the kilometers, everything is working well. Let's wait for the first races of the season, and we will know if the car is competitive or not He said.

Leading the session for a long time, Rubens Barichello rode for the first time with the SREC house of Williams. " We had a very productive day completing 118 laps, which helped us make up for the time lost yesterday. We have SREC on 75% of the day, so I feel happy. We have had a few long stints and I feel like everything will be ready for the start of the season. » The Brazilian ends this day with the fourth performance.

Despite a difficult day, and a 9th time, Paul di Resta remains hopeful. “ It was a difficult day, and I must say that everything didn't necessarily work out the way we wanted. We are improving. In reality, we know where we are. For the moment, we are not targeting the timesheets because we have not yet raced this car very much. We just collect data for the factory guys », summarizes the Force India driver.

As for Vitantonio Liuzzi, he described his first day with HRT as “positive. We have a lot of changes to the car, focusing particularly on the set-up and the tires. We were unable to complete the scheduled number of laps due to gearbox problems this afternoon, and given the circumstances, the time is quite good,” concluded the Italian, 12th fastest of the day on all 14 on the slopes.

See you tomorrow at 9 a.m. for a new test session.