On the second day of testing a lot of drivers had their debut on driving for their new team. Charles |Leclerc, Lando Norris, Alexander Albon, Antonio Giovinazzi, Perrie Gasly, Lance Stroll and Pietro Fittipaldi all got their first taste of the 2019 car. Pietro Fittipaldi had to stand in as reserve driver for Kevin Magnussen, who had a seat-fit issue on his Haas.
This is what the drivers said when they got out of their F1 car.
Mercedes quotes 2nd day of testing 2019
Lewis Hamilton (74 laps - best lap 1:19.928)
Lewis Hamilton
"It’s been a good day overall. It was quite cold in the morning, so switching the tyres on was a little bit tricky, but it seemed like a few people had similar issues.
We were focusing on working through our run plan and we got through everything we wanted. It’s good that we’re getting in a lot of mileage and we will try to increase that over the next days as we continue to discover the characteristics of this car.
That’s the exciting part about it – learning something new and being faced with different challenges. Everyone is working so diligently, I’m really happy to be here with everyone for the seventh year in a row and I’m excited for this journey that we’re embarking on."
Valtteri Bottas
"We did a lot of laps today and again managed to complete our run plan. We’re learning a lot about the W10 with each run and we’re building a better understanding of the set-up. The car was better balanced than yesterday, but there’s still a bit of room for improvement.
As you can tell from the lap times, we’ve been focusing on long-run work. I’ll be in the car tomorrow morning, so it will be a busy evening for me, taking in all the learnings from today. It’s been a pretty normal test so far; fortunately, the car has been very reliable, so that’s good news."
Ferrari quotes 2nd day of testing 2019
Charles Leclerc (157 laps - best lap 1:18.247)
Charles Leclerc
“I am very happy with the way today went,” were the Monegasque driver’s first comments as he got out of the car at the end of the day. “Despite some red flag interruptions, we were able to get through all our programme and to do 157 laps, which has produced a lot of useful data. In terms of feeling,
I quickly felt comfortable with the SF90 and I have to say I really enjoyed myself. Emotion? There’s always going to be some when you get into a Ferrari, but today I put that to one side because I had a job to do for the team. Let’s hope we keep going like this over the next few days, because it’s important to make the most of the few on-track testing opportunities we have.”
Red Bull Racing quotes 2nd day of testing 2019
Pierre Gasly (92 laps - best lap 1:19.814)
Pierre Gasly
“The day was positive and I was really happy to be back behind the wheel after the winter break. The first feeling is good. It was important for me to get comfortable in the car and we managed to do more than 90 laps.
This afternoon, I was pushing and out of Turn 10 I went on the power, up shifted to fifth and lost the rear of the car. It was quite annoying to lose the last hour of testing. Apart from that, we tested a lot of things and got a lot of good information, there is a good potential.
Of course we still have a lot of work to do over the next six days of testing but for me, aside from the last bit, the first day was great.”
Racing Point quotes 2nd day of testing 2019
Lance Stroll (79 laps - best lap 1:20.433)
Lance Stroll
“It was great to be back in the car after a few months and to get down to work. It’s a special feeling when you head down the pit lane for the first time in the new car and release the pit limiter. The general first impression is positive and we worked through the programme covering lots of laps with good reliability.
It’s early days working trackside with the team so I’m still building up my relationship with some of the crew and understanding how the team likes to approach things, but I already feel comfortable. I didn’t really get a good feel for the new aero rules on these cars yet because I didn’t run in traffic very much, but that’s something I will understand better over the next few days.”
Haas quotes 2nd day of testing 2019
Kevin Magnussen
“First impressions of the VF-19 were very good. The car seems to be handling well, it was showing consistency. I certainly have a good feeling to start off with.
Of course, there’s a lot more work to be done when it comes to the details, but there’s no worries at this point.”
McLaren quotes 2nd day of testing 2019
Lando Norris (104 laps - best lap 1:18.553)
Lando Norris
“Being my first time in the car, I’m pretty happy with how today has gone. The team has done an awesome job getting everything together, and over the last two days we’ve done a lot of mileage, which is the best thing we can hope for.
“The times aren’t important to us, it’s about getting through the plans we have to do, especially in this part of the season when there are a lot of new things on the car to test.
“I’ve not done much long running in the past or pit-stops, so getting up to speed and talking to my engineers are the most important things for me to get on top of over the next two weeks. Laps, mileage and reliability are the main objectives, as well as getting to know the car.
“There are still a lot of things we need to continue to work on and improve over the next few days. It’s definitely a work in progress.”
Toro Rosso quotes 2nd day of testing 2019
Alexander Albon (132 laps - best lap 1:19.301)
Daniil Kvyat
“Today was up there with one of my all-time great experiences! It’s been a really good day. At the start I was thinking to myself ‘don’t spin it this morning’, and that’s exactly what I did! It was really tricky out there because the track was so cold that you couldn’t drive slowly - as soon as you drive too slow your tyres get cold, it becomes unpredictable and it’s like driving on ice.
Once I got into my rhythm it was a smooth day and we had no issues, apart from a couple of spins later on, but I was just exploring the limits to see what the car was capable of. I did a few laps on Wednesday for our Filming Day, so today wasn’t a totally new experience to drive an F1 car, and I’ve also been in the simulator many times, so I had a general idea of what the car could do.
However, the high speed of the car is definitely new to me and it was a bit of a positive shock - I’m enjoying it a lot! I’m still smiling from when I got out of the car and I’ll continue smiling throughout tonight until tomorrow!"
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On the second day of testing a lot of drivers had their debut on driving for their new team. Charles |Leclerc, Lando Norris, Alexander Albon, Antonio Giovinazzi, Perrie Gasly, Lance Stroll and Pietro Fittipaldi all got their first taste of the 2019 car. Pietro Fittipaldi had to stand in as reserve driver for Kevin Magnussen, who had a seat-fit issue on his Haas.
This is what the drivers said when they got out of their F1 car.
Mercedes quotes 2nd day of testing 2019
Lewis Hamilton (74 laps - best lap 1:19.928)
Lewis Hamilton
"It’s been a good day overall. It was quite cold in the morning, so switching the tyres on was a little bit tricky, but it seemed like a few people had similar issues.
We were focusing on working through our run plan and we got through everything we wanted. It’s good that we’re getting in a lot of mileage and we will try to increase that over the next days as we continue to discover the characteristics of this car.
That’s the exciting part about it – learning something new and being faced with different challenges. Everyone is working so diligently, I’m really happy to be here with everyone for the seventh year in a row and I’m excited for this journey that we’re embarking on."
Valtteri Bottas (89 laps - best lap 1:19.535)
Valtteri Bottas
"We did a lot of laps today and again managed to complete our run plan. We’re learning a lot about the W10 with each run and we’re building a better understanding of the set-up. The car was better balanced than yesterday, but there’s still a bit of room for improvement.
As you can tell from the lap times, we’ve been focusing on long-run work. I’ll be in the car tomorrow morning, so it will be a busy evening for me, taking in all the learnings from today. It’s been a pretty normal test so far; fortunately, the car has been very reliable, so that’s good news."
Charles Leclerc (157 laps - best lap 1:18.247)
Charles Leclerc
“I am very happy with the way today went,” were the Monegasque driver’s first comments as he got out of the car at the end of the day. “Despite some red flag interruptions, we were able to get through all our programme and to do 157 laps, which has produced a lot of useful data. In terms of feeling,
I quickly felt comfortable with the SF90 and I have to say I really enjoyed myself. Emotion? There’s always going to be some when you get into a Ferrari, but today I put that to one side because I had a job to do for the team. Let’s hope we keep going like this over the next few days, because it’s important to make the most of the few on-track testing opportunities we have.”
Red Bull Racing quotes 2nd day of testing 2019
Pierre Gasly (92 laps - best lap 1:19.814)
Pierre Gasly
“The day was positive and I was really happy to be back behind the wheel after the winter break. The first feeling is good. It was important for me to get comfortable in the car and we managed to do more than 90 laps.
This afternoon, I was pushing and out of Turn 10 I went on the power, up shifted to fifth and lost the rear of the car. It was quite annoying to lose the last hour of testing. Apart from that, we tested a lot of things and got a lot of good information, there is a good potential.
Of course we still have a lot of work to do over the next six days of testing but for me, aside from the last bit, the first day was great.”
Racing Point quotes 2nd day of testing 2019
Lance Stroll (79 laps - best lap 1:20.433)
Lance Stroll
“It was great to be back in the car after a few months and to get down to work. It’s a special feeling when you head down the pit lane for the first time in the new car and release the pit limiter. The general first impression is positive and we worked through the programme covering lots of laps with good reliability.
It’s early days working trackside with the team so I’m still building up my relationship with some of the crew and understanding how the team likes to approach things, but I already feel comfortable. I didn’t really get a good feel for the new aero rules on these cars yet because I didn’t run in traffic very much, but that’s something I will understand better over the next few days.”
Kevin Magnussen (59 laps - best lap 1:19.206)
Kevin Magnussen
“First impressions of the VF-19 were very good. The car seems to be handling well, it was showing consistency. I certainly have a good feeling to start off with.
Of course, there’s a lot more work to be done when it comes to the details, but there’s no worries at this point.”
Lando Norris (104 laps - best lap 1:18.553)
Lando Norris
“Being my first time in the car, I’m pretty happy with how today has gone. The team has done an awesome job getting everything together, and over the last two days we’ve done a lot of mileage, which is the best thing we can hope for.
“The times aren’t important to us, it’s about getting through the plans we have to do, especially in this part of the season when there are a lot of new things on the car to test.
“I’ve not done much long running in the past or pit-stops, so getting up to speed and talking to my engineers are the most important things for me to get on top of over the next two weeks. Laps, mileage and reliability are the main objectives, as well as getting to know the car.
“There are still a lot of things we need to continue to work on and improve over the next few days. It’s definitely a work in progress.”
Alexander Albon (132 laps - best lap 1:19.301)
Daniil Kvyat
“Today was up there with one of my all-time great experiences! It’s been a really good day. At the start I was thinking to myself ‘don’t spin it this morning’, and that’s exactly what I did! It was really tricky out there because the track was so cold that you couldn’t drive slowly - as soon as you drive too slow your tyres get cold, it becomes unpredictable and it’s like driving on ice.
Once I got into my rhythm it was a smooth day and we had no issues, apart from a couple of spins later on, but I was just exploring the limits to see what the car was capable of. I did a few laps on Wednesday for our Filming Day, so today wasn’t a totally new experience to drive an F1 car, and I’ve also been in the simulator many times, so I had a general idea of what the car could do.
However, the high speed of the car is definitely new to me and it was a bit of a positive shock - I’m enjoying it a lot! I’m still smiling from when I got out of the car and I’ll continue smiling throughout tonight until tomorrow!"
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