Rosberg in troubled waters

Nico Rosberg was used to showing his advantage during Friday testing days at the start of the season. At Spa-Francorchamps, the driver Williams did not confirm his status as "world champion in free practice", finishing the second session in an unusual 19th place. “ Today (Friday) was not a good day for us, confirms Nico Rosberg. It was even catastrophic. The car was far from having a suitable pace. With the bad weather conditions of the morning, we only had one session to test the changes on the car »

Coveted by McLaren-Mercedes, the German driver knows that he will not stay with Williams in 2010 if his car does not allow him to fight for victory. And, with such results on Friday, getting into the points this weekend seems a difficult goal to achieve. For the British team, which would like to keep its driver, it is therefore imperative to quickly get back on track. Sam Michael, technical director of the team, tries to make Friday's tests positive. “ The progress of the session shows that we were far from our usual level of performance. However, we have tested a lot of things on the car and we have a few options. So we will study all this and try to take a big step forward tomorrow (Saturday). »

Nico Rosberg, who wanted to continue to progress this season in order to get on the podium for the first time in 2009, is therefore stopped in his tracks. But the driver wants to move up the hierarchy this Saturday. “ We tried a lot of things and got some answers. But we need to discuss all this and find a solution. »