Reaction Phil Charles after Thursday in Monaco

Published on 21 May 2015 by Niels Hendrix

Phil Charles, chief race engineer of Scuderia Toro Rosso, says after the free practices on Thursday in Monaco: “A pretty good first day for us here in Monaco. We can be satisfied. Both drivers settled in here really well. We can’t forget that neither of them had driven a Formula 1 car here before and this is a super difficult circuit to come to for a first time and do well straight away!”

“We’re really pleased with both Carlos and Max. They took the right approach, starting off with a little margin and building themselves up through the sessions. We can definitely say that today’s been very positive for us. The car seems to be working okay and as usual we will do our homework and build on all the positives. Unfortunately, we didn’t get a chance to do our long runs in free practice 2 because of the rain so it will be a bit of a tricky Sunday without that information, but we will work on this tonight and make sure we are well-prepared for the rest of the weekend ahead.”