F1 | Williams, Stroll: “Difficult day, things went a little better in Melbourne”

Double free practice session, more or less, in line with Melbourne standards for the Williams, which also showed clear signs of difficulty in Bahrain. Lance stroll e Sergey sirotkin, in any case, expressed conflicting opinions on the work carried out today in Sakhir.

Lance stroll
FP1: 14th, 1:33.379 (+2.319) – 22 laps
FP2: 17th, 1:32.382 (+2.565) – 30 laps
“It was a difficult day in terms of timing. There's a lot to improve, that's for sure. The feeling with the car has improved compared to last year, but still not as much as we would like. Friday in Melbourne went a little better than today in Bahrain, but tomorrow is another day. Tonight we will meet to discuss the car, to understand where we can improve our pace. Hopefully we will be able to push ourselves and improve tomorrow, I think we can do that in many areas. I think I could improve my lap by a tenth or two, but it's still not enough because we have to try to make big gains and not just small details.".

Sergey sirotkin
FP1: 15th, 1:33.467 (+2.407) – 29 laps
FP2: 18th, 1:32.474 (+2.657) – 37 laps
“It was a good session. I think we've completed and learned and gathered quite a bit of information. We also tried some very different compounds for tomorrow with short and long runs, so I think it was a very productive Friday. This was what we needed: a clean day that we could take advantage of later in the year. I think we should be happy today. I think the current position is not too far from what we expected. The main thing is that we are not talking about results, but about data and information collected. In these terms, the day was quite productive. Realistically we have some things to work on, but I think we'll get a little better, just like the others will. We'll see who does the best homework tonight.".

Federico Martino