Rocquelin: 'We were able to make the most of the time given to us'

Published on 28 February 2020 by Bryan van Berlo

Aston Martin Red Bull Racing’s Head of Race Engineering, Guillaume Rocquelin, reflected on the sixth and last day of testing at Barcelona: “Generally the plan for today was to give the drivers some practice time in the car ahead of Melbourne and that went well. We experimented with a set-up option overnight which didn’t quite work out as we had planned but that proved no issue as that’s what testing is for. We’re quite happy with the balance and performance, particularly when we reverted back to a decent baseline in the afternoon which Max was pleased with.”

“We feel between the reliability and long runs we completed in the first week, and the performance tests in the second, we’re quite well prepared for the first race of the season in Australia. Obviously, this year we had six days of testing instead of eight to tick off all the jobs on our list and I think we approached this with a good structure and discipline which meant we were able to make the most of the time given to us.”