Gabriel Bortoleto finished Friday (11) of training for the Formula 1 Spanish GP in 11th position in FP1 and 13th in FP2. In his first contact with the Madring, the Brazilian from Audi completed 52 laps over the two sessions and took advantage of the day to get to know the characteristics of the new circuit.
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Bortoleto highlighted the feeling of finally having driven on the Madrid track. The layout caught the Brazilian’s attention during the first training sessions, which also served to gather information about the behavior of the Audi car: “It was great to finally have a first feel of the Madring. Overall, it was a positive day for us: we learned a lot over the two sessions, although there is still some work to do overnight to try to extract a bit more pace from our car,” he said.
For Bortoleto, the work done this Friday still needs to be turned into performance before the rest of the weekend. The driver has already defined the team’s main task for the night: to seek more speed in the car. “That will be our main task tomorrow. We will keep working, and I am looking forward to it,” he added.
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With the first day completed, Bortoleto will have one more training session before the Spanish GP qualifying.
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