Weather: dry, 28-26°C air, 41-28°C track
At the end of the first day of practice ahead of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix the Sauber F1 Team drivers, Kamui Kobayashi and Sergio Pérez, were 10th and 11th respectively on the time sheet. Kobayashi lost a lot of track time in the first free practice session due to a gearbox problem, which was fixed without a new gear box being needed. In the second session both drivers not only ran the Pirelli soft and medium tyre compounds, but also two sets of test tyres each. The second free practice session on the Yas Marina Circuit took place at the same time as the race will be run on Sunday – starting at 5pm in daylight and finishing after sunset with a full moon contributing to the great atmosphere.
Kamui Kobayashi: Sauber C30-Ferrari (Chassis 01 / Ferrari 056)
1st Practice: 17th / 1:44.484 min (18 laps) / 2nd Practice: 10th / 1:41.490 min (34 laps)
“It is quite difficult to compare the two practice sessions, as the difference in track temperature is over ten degrees Celsius. This also means that in tomorrow’s third free practice session we can’t learn much for qualifying because again we will have this difference in track temperature. However, in general the track was quite slippery. We are pretty much okay at high speed, but we need to improve in slow corners and in terms of braking stability.”
Giampaolo Dall’Ara, Head of Track Engineering:
“It was more or less a normal Friday. However, it was not ideal to lose 50 minutes due to a gearbox problem on Kamui’s car in the first session. Apart from that everything went okay. We put some extra focus on the single lap performance. Now we have to analyse all the data, discuss it with the drivers and make the right decisions for the remainder of the weekend. It will definitely be a tight battle for positions.”
2011/11/11 F1アブダビGP 金曜フリー走行1回目&2回目
天候：ドライ
気温：28-26℃
温度：41-28℃
小林可夢偉
フリー走行１回目：17番手/1分44秒484(18周)
フリー走行２回目：10番手/1分41秒490(34周)
「路面温度が10℃以上違ったので、ふたつのセッションを比較するのはとても難しいです。明日も同じように路面温度が違うので、フリー走行３回目では予選に向けてあまり多くを学ぶことができないということを意味しています。全体的に路面はすごく滑りやすかった。高速域はそこそこですが、低速コーナーとブレーキングスタビリティをよくしないといけません」
ジャンパウロ・ダラーラ:ヘッド・オブ/トラックエンジニアリング
「特にいつもと変わらない金曜日だった。ただ１回目のセッションで可夢偉のクルマのギヤボックスにトラブルが起き、50分を失ったのは理想的ではなかった。それ以外はすべて問題なく進んだ。今日はいつも以上に１周のパフォーマンスに集中した。これからすべてのデータを検証し、ドライバーと話をして土日に向けて正しい判断をしたい。ただ、ポジション争いが非常に接戦になることは間違いない」
By courtesy of Sauber F1 Team
Credit: Kamui Kobayashi (www.kamui-kobayashi.com)
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