Grosjean: “Disappointing day”

Malaysia's free practice Friday saw the Lotus separate the work of the two pilots. Grosjean he dedicated himself mainly to aerodynamics before being stopped by a power unit failure, while Maldonado he tested numerous front wings, a new floor and the hard and medium Pirelli tires, also running into a problem with the mechanism for maintaining the bodywork on the sides.

“I wasn't able to shoot much due to some technical problems – he said Roman, 4th and 18th – Compared to Melbourne, Sepang is a very different track both from the point of view of weather and tire wear, so we will have to work hard in FP3. It was a frustrating day."

“The E23 responds differently with the hard and medium compounds,” he acknowledged Pastor, 12th and 11th – In any case, in FP2 when I did some long runs I felt more at ease. The pace is good but we still have to close the circle."

Chiara Rainis