ANTONIO FUOCOOn the first day we were just focused on aerodynamic tests and so we didn't get any proper lap time.We try to run in "not extreme condition" with the morning Team baseline. Lap times were good and the balance of the car just needed some fix. The second day we did some set-up changes in order to understand the wet tyres behaviour. As the track was getting dry Antonio looks extremely fast on fresh tyres and he did his fastest lap at the end of the morning session.In the afternoon we tried some different set-up solutions to accumulate experience on the car before to swap to race simulation.

Best Result: P8 on Day 2 AMBest Timing on Day1: 1.38.861 - P24 AM & 1.22.684 - P16 PMBest Timing on Day2: 1.21.820 -P8 AM & 1.23.007 -P19 PM

DRIVER'S QUOTE:

I think this has been a positive two-day test. We managed to log a lot of laps and carry-on some really interesting assessments to understand tyre degradation on long runs. The team did a great job, and now we have one week in order to prepare for the next test. Being consistently quick will be key as we look forward to the opening race.

GIULIANO ALESI

As a general over view of the two days, it was a continuation of Giuliano's development as a young professional race car driver in preparing him for the season ahead.

We worked on his technique in driving the car and carried out qualifying start and race simulation. We also worked on his development in understanding the data and building our working partnership and working with the team.

Best Result: P7 on Day 1 AMBest Timing on Day1: 1.22.184 - P8 AM & 1.22.620 - P14 PMBest Timing on Day2: 1.22.340 - P17 AM & 1.22.686 - P13 PM

DRIVER'S QUOTE:

The test went well, better than anyone would have thought. I was closer to the first one than I was at Estoril, I was even P1 at a certain moment. I still need to work on small technical details on my driving. The car is great, the engineers are great, everything is on me now.

ARTUR JANOSZ

For the first day we just carried out our program. Trying a few set-up changes in the morning ending up P1 for the session. In the afternoon we focused on a race simulation. The second day it started wet. The condition were changing fast as the temperatures started to come up. So we tried various set-up changes for this, to gain improvement for the different conditions. At the close before lunch break we ended up P5 for the session. The afternoon again we focused on another race simulation with some changes to the previous day.

We were quite happy with our test over the two days and look forward to the next one to continue our program.

Best Result: P1 on Day 1 AMBest Timing on Day1: 1.21.755 - P1 AM & 1.22.545 - P12 PMBest Timing on Day2: 1.21.673 – P5 AM & 1.22.627 - P12 PM

DRIVER’S QUOTE:

Generally it was another good test for me. From the beginning I was competitive in short and long runs. We improved the car that we had in Estoril and I was surprised how fast am I even if I was not driving perfect. Everyone was very close and with small improvement you could gain few places.

During these two days I did a lot of laps and we changed many set-up. I was happy how the car behave during long runs. I’m also happy that we had a chance to drive on the wet track for the first time in this year.

Now I’m preparing myself for the last test in Barcelona and I hope it will be again positive for me.

SANDY STUVIK

The work carried out by the team on Sandy’s car was above all focused on aerodynamic tests, so we didn’t get any proper lap time.

In the afternoon session we started from the team baseline created in the morning. We worked mainly in order to improve driving lines because Sandy likes the balance of the car. Lap times were in line with his team mates and also with the best lap times achieved during the late afternoon.

On the second day we were going around weather conditions for the first two hours trying different aero balance solutions. At the end of the morning session we were able to use new tyres.

We used our last set of new tyres early in the afternoon to be able to simulate race condition in the last hour. In race condition the car looks really good while we didn’t focus so much on balance the car for the single lap time on new tyres.Best Result: P15 on Day 1 PMBest Timing on Day1: 1.38.343 – P23 AM & 1.22.632 - P15 PMBest Timing on Day2: 1.22.340 – P18 AM & 1.22.775 - P15 PM

DRIVER’S QUOTE:

I have some mixed emotions from the Valencia test. We continued to learn more about this car and feel we have a strong race pace and potential quali pace from all the information we have gathered. The Valencia circuit is a bit particular so I was struggling a bit with car balance throughout both days. I feel confident that in Barcelona we will be able to have a very strong car for both quali and race and I’m looking forward to finally testing on a circuit that we will use this season.