Haas
Bearman made his 2024 Haas FP1 bow in Imola, contemporary from crashing in F2 earlier on. To Magnussen’s aid he managed to maintain his follow session clear and tidy, whereas Hulkenberg was operating a unique programme to his crew mate and thus couldn’t be used to check instances. Magnussen returned to the cockpit in FP2, however he couldn’t fairly match his crew mate for instances, with Hulkenberg as soon as once more impressing together with his one-lap tempo and winding up within the prime 10.
THE NEXT RACE: How did F1’s present winners fare after their maiden Grand Prix victory?
Nico Hulkenberg – FP1: 1:21.059, P20; FP2: 1:16.826, P9
“This morning we did a little bit of rake operating to assemble aero knowledge to check the launch automobile to the present automobile. In FP2, we went again to the conventional program and all of it felt okay. It was very windy on the market right now, so vehicles had been fairly troublesome to drive as a result of it’s inconsistent when it comes to grip, therefore making it straightforward to run off the monitor a bit. It’s an intense monitor, fairly quick but in addition has an important really feel to it as properly, I’m having fun with it.”
Oliver Bearman – FP1: 1:18.667, P15
“I’m actually pleased with my efficiency in FP1. The session was a bit shorter due to the pink flag however I’m fairly pleased with how I received on top of things with the automobile. Driving FP1 in F2 as properly actually helped me to make that step fairly rapidly. I feel all of the work we’re doing behind the scenes is paying off as a result of already from the early laps I used to be feeling actually comfy within the automobile and at residence. The long term additionally went properly, and the automobile looks like a great step in comparison with final 12 months. I’m pleased with the fellows, they’re having an important season to this point and I can’t wait to leap in once more.”
Kevin Magnussen – FP2: 1:17.129, P17
“It’s an important monitor to drive, so it’s a pleasure to get within the automobile. It’s not a straightforward monitor to simply bounce in and be on it, however I wasn’t that far off. It’s tremendous tight right here, even tighter than regular, the midfield is loopy. I’m three or 4 tenths off Crimson Bull and I’m P17, in order that tells you the way shut it’s. You’re discovering an increasing number of time each lap and it’s most likely the closest circuit to a avenue monitor that isn’t a avenue monitor as a result of it’s so tough and uncooked, which I actually take pleasure in.”
Ayao Komatsu, Staff Principal
“We had Ollie drive FP1 rather than Kevin and as he’s performed earlier than, he did an excellent job. The primary run we used to get him familiarized to the automobile, and he had an honest run on the smooth tire, excessive gas and did properly on tire administration as properly, in order that was one other actually good job. In FP1, Nico had a little bit of automobile bother, however we largely used Nico’s automobile to assemble knowledge on this newest bundle, so it wasn’t actually a performing session for him.
“In FP2, Kevin hopped again into the automobile, and I feel it’s fairly clear in a number of corners, we’re actually struggling so we’re going to have a look at set-up modifications for tomorrow. Aside from that, on the decrease cornering-speed corners, our efficiency is first rate. On high-fuel, I feel our limitations are fairly clear so we’ll work on that tonight. FP2 was already undoubtedly one step higher than FP1 although, so we’ll take a look at what modifications we are able to make in a single day to make it higher tomorrow.”
