Date Thursday 13 September Track Magny Cours Driver Brendon Hartley
No of Laps 87 laps Best Lap Time 1:18.671 Kms Covered 384 km Track Length 4.411 km Total Test Kms 1354 km
Weather Wet morning / dry afternoon
The final day of the Young Driver Test in Magny Cours today saw BrendonHartley, one of our simulator drivers, have his first chance to drive theteam's Formula One car on track.- Wet conditions this morning meant the Pirelli intermediate and wet tyreswere required for the first time this week- The team took an early lunch and were then able to use the hard compoundtyre for set-up work over longer runs- Brendon completed a total of 87 laps and 384 km todayOver the three days, the team completed a total of 1354 km and successfullycompleted the planned programme.
Brendon HartleyIt was an amazing feeling to be back driving a Formula One car today, and Iwould like to thank the MERCEDES AMG PETRONAS team for giving me thisopportunity. The track was quite wet this morning so we lost some time butonce it had dried out, we were able to get on with the test programme, usingmainly the hard tyre. It was a successful day for both me and the team, andwe completed the programme, despite the weather.I'm happy with my performance and pleased that it only took a couple of runsbefore I was on the pace as it's been three years since I last drove aFormula One car. I'm very grateful for the experience and really enjoyedworking with the team today.Ross BrawnToday sees the conclusion of a successful three day test for the team inMagny Cours with our young drivers Sam Bird and Brendon Hartley. This was animportant test, allowing both drivers some important track time in a FormulaOne car, and enabling us to continue our development programme with theevaluation of our new upgrades. Both Sam and Brendon have driven very well,providing good and consistent feedback, and I would like to thank them fortheir efforts and diligence over the last three days. We now have a wealthof data from the test to study back at the factory over the next few daysand in advance of the forthcoming race in Singapore.TIMESPos Driver Car TimeLaps 1. Jules Bianchi Ferrari 1:16.985138 2. Rodolfo Gonzalez Sahara Force India 1:18.01879 3. Brendon Hartley MERCEDES AMG PETRONAS 1:18.671 87
