McLaren Racing F1 Saudi Arabian GP practices- Smooth and productive day 17.03.2023: SAUDI ARABIAN GRAND PRIX Jeddah Corniche 17-19 March 2023 Friday, March 17th 2023 LANDO NORRIS FP1 1m32.149s (+2.532s) 21 laps 20th FP2 1m30.721s (+1.118s) 27 l

SAUDI ARABIAN GRAND PRIX
Jeddah Corniche
17-19 March 2023
Friday, March 17th 2023






LANDO NORRIS

 FP1     1m32.149s (+2.532s)      21 laps      20th
 FP2      1m30.721s (+1.118s)      27 laps      12th



"It was a reasonable Friday. We worked through our test programme in both sessions which was positive. There are still more improvements to make, so we will work on finding those overnight and look to put in a positive performance for FP3 and qualifying tomorrow."




OSCAR PIASTRI
 FP1     1m31.491s (+1.874s)      24 laps      14th
 FP2      1m30.964s (+1.361s)      26 laps      19th


"Friday done and it’s nice to be back in Jeddah. It’s a very quick circuit, which is a lot of fun and I think we’re getting there. The long-run pace seemed to be okay, but I think we need to have a look at the one-lap pace. We’ll work hard overnight and see what we can bring to tomorrow’s sessions."





ANDREA STELLA

"A smooth and productive first day of running here in Jeddah. We worked through our plan, which was based around understanding which tyres are most suitable for the race, while also answering questions regarding our approach to qualifying.


 We had no significant problems during the sessions, though there’s obviously a bit of work to do, extracting performance from the MCL60. This will be our focus overnight. We’ve generated plenty of data to study, and we hope to be in good shape to race for points on Sunday."





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