Rocquelin of Red Bull Racing: 'A very smooth, tidy finish to the first test'

Published on 21 February 2019 by Johan Peeters

Pierre Gasly brought Aston Martin Red Bull Racing’s first pre-season test of the year to a close today by working through 146 laps of the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya as the Team focused on long runs and the evaluation of development items.

“We had a very smooth, tidy finish to the first test and Pierre got through a big workload today” said Head of Race Engineering, Guillaume Rocquelin. “We spent much of the day on the C3 tyre and focused on longer runs but it wasn’t just about piling on the miles. There was plenty going on in the background that will aid development of the car. Overall we’ve had a very successful first test. We’ve been able to tick off all the items on the run plans and this test has thrown up a few interesting things that we can factor into development. We’ve had great support from the factory too, as shown with the rear wing we ran yesterday, so it’s been a very consistent and productive week. We got to where wanted to be and beyond.”