Productive first day for Williams

2nd February 2010

Sam Michael, Technical Director, Williams F1: It was a productive first day testing, with the car completing 75
laps in total. Considering everything is new, in particular the Cosworth engine installation, it was good to get
through the day without any major problems. We did have a minor software issue with the throttle control towards
the end of the session, but that is easily sorted out for tomorrow. We are well underway with set-up work now and
tuning the FW32 around the new Bridgestone tyres.

Rubens Barrichello: I enjoyed today, it was like a first day at school! You can’t predict anything from
the times today; and probably won’t be able to for the remainder of the tests because of the fuel loads
people will run with such big tanks. It probably won’t be until Bahrain qualifying that we will see where
everyone is. We are working on improving the balance of the car, but it’s running reliably, despite the
small issue with the throttle. As everything is new, it was a good day.

VALENCIA TEST 1ST FEBRUARY 2010
DAY 1 OF 3
Circuit: Circuito de la Comunidad Valenciana Ricardo Tormo 4.051km
Objective: Initial systems, performance and reliability checks with the FW32
Weather: Clear and bright all day

Average ambient temperature: 10°C
Pos Driver Team Best Time Total Laps

1 F Massa Ferrari 1:12.574 102
2 P de la Rosa BMW Sauber 1:12.784 74
3 M Schumacher Mercedes GP 1:12.947 40
4 N Rosberg Mercedes GP 1:13.543 39
5 G Paffett McLaren 1:13.846 86
6 R Barrichello AT&T Williams 1:14.449 75
7 S Buemi Toro Rosso 1:14.762 18
8 R Kubica Renault 1:15.000 69

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