Massa quickest for Williams in Silverstone Test Day One

Driver: Felipe MassaChassis/Engine: FW36-03 / PU106 HybridLocations: Silverstone, Great BritainObjectives: Aero and Systems workWeather: Mild and DryMaximum air & track temps: 23°C / 28°C

Rod Nelson, Chief Test and Support Engineer: At one point today we had rain surrounding the whole track so for it to not affect running today was very lucky. It was a successful day, the main plan was for aerodynamic and systems tests for this year and also moving forward for next year's car, and we are very pleased with the progress.

Felipe Massa: The car was very competitive during the race so today we have built on a very good platform. The test today was experimenting with some parts for future races as well as a little bit for next year. The car felt really good, so we know we will go to Hockenheim with a good car. The programme went to plan today and we didn't have any rain so it was a very productive day

Unofficial laptimes

 1 Felipe Massa Williams 1m35.242s 42 laps

2 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull 1m35.248s 72 laps

3 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1m35.573s 90 laps

4 Adrian Sutil Sauber 1m35.674s 74 laps

5 Jules Bianchi Marussia 1m36.148s 108 laps

6 Stoffel Vandoorne McLaren 1m36.462s 71 laps

7 Sergio Perez Force India 1m36.583s 79 laps

8 Jean-Eric Vergne Toro Rosso 1m36.688s 28 laps

9 Pastor Maldonado Lotus 1m37.131s 97 laps

10 Pedro de la Rosa Ferrari 1m37.988s 49 laps

11 Will Stevens Caterham 1m40.627s 95 laps

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