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F1: Good First Day For Force India, Says Di Resta
Paul Di Resta ran the fourth best time of the day in Jerez with the Force India VJM06...
Adam Cooper  | http://www.speedtv.com  |  Posted February 05, 2013   Jerez (ESP)
Paul Di Resta ran more laps than anyone else Tuesday in Jerez. (Photo: LAT Photographic)
Force India got the 2013 season off to a solid start as Paul Di Resta ran more laps than anyone else after a reliable first day in Jerez.

Di Resta was also competitive, recording the fourth best time of the day with the VJM06.

“A positive first day and we managed to cover lots of laps, so that’s the most important thing,” said the Scot. “I felt very comfortable all day and we managed to get through the program as we focused on collecting aero data and understanding how well the car correlates with our simulation tools at the factory.

“We also started trying to learn as much about the tires as possible so that we can carry that into tomorrow and optimize the setup. The new compounds are quite different with the new construction, and I’ve already felt a difference with the balance of the car in the low- and high-speed parts of the lap.”

“As first days go, we are pretty satisfied with how things went today,” said chief engineer Jakob Andreason. “From the install lap onwards, we managed to keep to the program, even with the disruptions for the red flags. In the morning, we focused on aero data collection before moving to baseline setup work just before lunch.

“For the afternoon, Paul completed some longer runs as we started to get an understanding for the 2013 tires, especially the medium compound, and how they perform. All the while we made good progress with our system checks, and we are in good shape ahead of tomorrow.”

Adam Cooper notched up his 28th season as a racing journalist in 2012. He has written about F1 for SPEED.com since 2005. Follow him on Twitter.
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