Rosberg dominates the first day

La grande forme des Toyota, Brawn GP, Williams and others Force India interview at the winter tests in Barcelona and Jerez was obviously not a bluff as some wanted to believe.

Indeed, during this first day in Australia, Rubens Barrichello like Jenson Button demonstrated that their convincing winter tests, although very reduced following the late takeover of the team by Ross Brawn, were not a "publicity stunt » intended to attract potential sponsors. The two pilots have constantly been at the forefront and say they are completely satisfied with the behavior of the BGP-001.

“Despite the short time we had to drive before this race, we proved that our car is competitive and we did a good job today. We have evaluated the tires and are happy with the overall performance, so I think our chances will be good for qualifying. », declared Rubens Barrichello, very satisfied to find himself among the leading drivers again, something he had not experienced since his departure from the Team Ferrari in 2005.

The season started rather well for the Williams team as well, especially for Nico Rosberg who set the two best times in the first two free practice sessions!

Credited with the best time of the morning, Nico Rosberg continued his momentum in the afternoon and continued to regularly improve his performances. He will also finish the second session with an excellent best lap completed in 1:26:053, more than 7 tenths better than the pole position achieved last year by a certain Lewis Hamilton.

“During both sessions, the car worked particularly well in the second sector. The FW31 is very well balanced across the entire circuit, but particularly in the second,” insisted Nico. ?After a long winter period of testing, it?s good to finally return to competition, especially in these conditions. We seem to be in a better position than we thought. »

Toyota and Force India constitute the two other surprises of this weekend, since Jarno Trulli finishes the day in third place, less than three tenths from Nico Rosberg, while Glock ranks in 6th position, less than three tenths behind Nico Rosberg. a tenth of his teammate. Further back, Adrian Sutil finished ninth, during the two sessions of the day, narrowly ahead of Ferrari, BMW, McLaren and other Renault.