Difficult day for Caterham

Troubled Friday for the Caterham, dealing with several setbacks, which in the case of Kobayashi they practically eliminated her chances of carrying out the planned program.

“The morning was good and even though I had some traction and understeer problems, all in all we gradually improved – he explained Marcus Ericsson , 17th and 20th – In the afternoon I managed to accumulate a few more laps but due to the continuous loss of engine power I was unable to set a significant time. In general I must be satisfied because compared to the first day of the weekend in Melbourne we have made progress."

“FP1 seemed to start well, I did the installation lap and then three more laps, when I felt a malfunction in the engine, I returned to the pits and there we discovered that it was a battery failure. At that point I had to give up returning to the track to allow the guys to replace it - Kamui's story - However, bad luck also revealed an oil leak, consequently I wasn't even able to compete in FP2. Obviously I'm not happy, but it's better to resolve the problems in practice than find them in the race. However, what my partner has done shows that we can be reliable."

Chiara Rainis