Team Talk - Friday at Monza

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Motor Racing - Formula One World Championship - Italian Grand Prix - Practice Day - Monza, Italy

John Booth, Team Principal: “A very positive outcome to our first day of running, as we find ourselves sitting between the two McLarens in P17 and P18. Both drivers did a good job today to get the most from the package here. There are a few areas for improvement, but when we get on top of these we should be in a good position from which to attack the rest of the weekend.”

Will Stevens: “A pretty good start to the weekend, for me and the team, so I’m feeling happy. It’s still quite early in the weekend but it’s nice to see us performing well here and we seem to have a pretty good set-up from which to make progress. We’re a little closer to the McLarens, and hopefully we can keep in touch with them in qualifying and the race, which will make Sunday even more interesting.”

Roberto Merhi: “Generally, we’ve had a really strong first day as a team. From my point of view, I think there is some room to improve and for things to be very close, not just between me and my team-mate, but also with our team and the McLarens. We seem to be a bit closer here and Monza is the type of circuit where we can demonstrate that progress, so I’m looking forward to tomorrow.”