Force India, Di Resta: “Everything is ok, Q3 is doable for tomorrow”

Free practice on Friday in Monza for the Force India it also represented the debut behind the wheel of the newly appointed third driver James Calado. The Englishman, who took to the track in the morning, completed 24 laps which earned him the 17th fastest time, in addition to the task assigned to him of studying the suspensions.

“Truly incredible! – he stated – The approach wasn't immediate, but as soon as I gained a bit of confidence I started to set some decent times. In general everything went well. I hope I have helped the team in collecting data and I hope to have another chance soon."

For the two officials, the work continued with the analysis of aerodynamics, tires and low-load wing.

“The car seemed quite well balanced and the tires worked, but in the end we couldn't get into the top ten,” he said. Paul di Resta, 15th and 11th – The goal is obviously to get into Q3 and I think it's achievable. We are close to McLaren."

“Monza is an atypical track, so it's difficult to reach the top straight away – he commented Adrian Sutil, 13th – We have to work a lot on braking and handling since so far I've noticed a certain lack of grip. The long run, however, was good."

Chiara Rainis