Haas
Bearman made his 2024 Haas FP1 bow in Imola, contemporary from crashing in F2 earlier on. To Magnussen’s reduction he managed to maintain his observe session clear and tidy, whereas Hulkenberg was operating a special programme to his workforce mate and thus couldn’t be used to match instances. Magnussen returned to the cockpit in FP2, however he couldn’t fairly match his workforce mate for instances, with Hulkenberg as soon as once more impressing along with his one-lap tempo and winding up within the prime 10.
THE NEXT RACE: How did F1’s present winners fare after their maiden Grand Prix victory?
Nico Hulkenberg – FP1: 1:21.059, P20; FP2: 1:16.826, P9
“This morning we did a little bit of rake operating to assemble aero knowledge to match the launch automobile to the present automobile. In FP2, we went again to the traditional program and all of it felt okay. It was very windy on the market at the moment, so vehicles had been fairly tough to drive as a result of it’s inconsistent by way of grip, therefore making it simple to run off the monitor a bit. It’s an intense monitor, fairly quick but additionally has an excellent really feel to it as effectively, I’m having fun with it.”
Oliver Bearman – FP1: 1:18.667, P15
“I’m actually proud of my efficiency in FP1. The session was a bit shorter due to the purple flag however I’m fairly proud of how I received in control with the automobile. Driving FP1 in F2 as effectively actually helped me to make that step fairly rapidly. I believe all of the work we’re doing behind the scenes is paying off as a result of already from the early laps I used to be feeling actually snug within the automobile and at residence. The long term additionally went effectively, and the automobile seems like a great step in comparison with final yr. I’m pleased with the blokes, they’re having an excellent season thus far and I can’t wait to leap in once more.”
Kevin Magnussen – FP2: 1:17.129, P17
“It’s an excellent monitor to drive, so it’s a pleasure to get within the automobile. It’s not a straightforward monitor to only bounce in and be on it, however I wasn’t that far off. It’s tremendous tight right here, even tighter than traditional, the midfield is loopy. I’m three or 4 tenths off Pink Bull and I’m P17, in order that tells you ways shut it’s. You’re discovering increasingly time each lap and it’s in all probability the closest circuit to a road monitor that isn’t a road monitor as a result of it’s so tough and uncooked, which I actually take pleasure in.”
Ayao Komatsu, Crew Principal
“We had Ollie drive FP1 rather than Kevin and as he’s achieved earlier than, he did an excellent job. The primary run we used to get him familiarized to the automobile, and he had a good run on the comfortable tire, excessive gas and did effectively on tire administration as effectively, in order that was one other actually good job. In FP1, Nico had a little bit of automobile hassle, however we largely used Nico’s automobile to assemble knowledge on this newest bundle, so it wasn’t actually a performing session for him.
“In FP2, Kevin hopped again into the automobile, and I believe it’s fairly clear in just a few corners, we’re actually struggling so we’re going to take a look at set-up modifications for tomorrow. Apart from that, on the decrease cornering-speed corners, our efficiency is first rate. On high-fuel, I believe our limitations are fairly clear so we’ll work on that tonight. FP2 was already undoubtedly one step higher than FP1 although, so we’ll take a look at what modifications we will make in a single day to make it higher tomorrow.”