Suzuka Circuit, Japan
Shintaro Orihara, Trackside General Manager and Chief Engineer: “In free practice we obtained useful data to know where we should go to reduce vibrations – not only for the battery system but also for the driver – so that was a useful day.
“We had a smooth session on both cars in FP1 and FP2 and we built up a lot of mileage, which is also a positive thing. However, our pace is not where we want it to be, so we need to check the data overnight and we also need to optimise this for tomorrow for FP3 and quali to try and find some pace.”
