2007 MALAYSIAN GRAND PRIX
SEPANG - FREE PRACTICE
The Honda Racing F1 Team drivers Jenson Button and Rubens
Barrichello concluded a frustrating first day of running in
Malaysia today in 15th and 21st positions respectively.
Last week's test at the Sepang circuit had seen a small but
marked improvement over the team's performance in Australia
three weeks ago, but the team has so far struggled to translate
that progress to the race weekend conditions here.
JENSON BUTTON
"Well, a tough day really trying to find a balance. Initially
the circuit was very dusty but as the track improved through
the day we were able to work on the car more. The fact remains
however that we are still a long way from where we want to
be."
RUBENS BARRICHELLO
"It's simply the case that we have had a very
bad day. To end the day where I am is obviously extremely
frustrating. We were not able to improve the braking stability
issues that we have, so all I can say is that we need to look
at what we have learned today and try to find a solution that
can get us back to where we were during the test last week."
JACKY EECKELAERT
Engineering Director
"Following a reasonably positive test here last week,
which saw some improvement in car performance, we were obviously
hoping to carry that progress through into the race weekend.
We have experienced very different track conditions today
compared with those we saw at the test and this has made it
difficult to achieve a good balance. At the close of the session
we had made some progress with Jenson's car, however with
Rubens' car we have a specific problem which we have not yet
solved and that is something we will be looking into immediately."
FREE PRACTICE STATS
Drivers Car No. Chassis No. Free Practice 1 Free Practice
2
Rubens Barrichello 8 RA107-02 21 laps 01:39.234 P19 20 laps
01:38.713 P21
Jenson Button 7 RA107-04 17 laps 01:39.331 P20 29 laps 01:37.578
P15
Weather Hot, dry and sunny
Temperatures Air: 31-35°C Track: 33-58°C
Humidity 44-60%
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