Toro Rosso
Sergio Sette Camara - 8th, 1:34.040
“It was a good day, I’m happy! I had a lot of fun out there and it was great to work with a big team and drive at such an historic track like Silverstone – it’s even more impressive to drive a Formula 1 car here! It was a complete day, I drove consistently and I leave with a good feeling. I’d also like to thank the whole team for the hard work, as well as Red Bull for this opportunity – it’s a day I will never forget!”
Phil Charles, chief race engineer
“I think Sérgio Sette Câmara has done a good job for us today: considering it is his first day in an F1 car at a test, I think he has acquitted himself well. During the morning he completed long runs, allowing him to settle into the car. During these, he worked through several procedures and familiarised himself with many of the functions available to him on the steering wheel. Once he had settled in to representative lap times, towards the end of the morning, we started to work with him to help him get the best use of the Pirelli tyres. He quickly became accomplished at putting the tyre in the correct working range on out-laps and then he began to get a feeling for some of the driving intricacies which can contribute to front-tyre graining here in Silverstone. In the afternoon, he went into a set-up program which was disturbed a little by the rain just after lunch. Then, even more unluckily, we had a small electrical issue on the car just as he started a second program. Unfortunately for Sergio, this program would have allowed him to show his performance a little better as it was based on shorter runs and Soft tyres.”
