The first test was always going to be a tough day. So much to do including get the sponsors names onto the car in the correct places, and only a couple of 45 minute sessions to get the car suitably set up for qualifying on the Saturday and racing on the Sunday. I still needed to understand more about the car, and not only that there is a certain way to drive this type of car to obtain its optimum performance.
I arrived at the circuit early, as I had to sign in and receive safety briefings, along with the other drivers in the championship, from the championship coordinators, and clerks of the course.
The weather was pretty terrible, torrential rain was forecast and for once, unfortunately, the Met Office had got it right. That meant that the testing was again going to be in full wet weather conditions, meaning a full wet weather setup on the car too.
Through both sessions the car performed very well, but did seem to have a distinct lack of rear grip. My team mates were experiencing different problems, in fact the complete opposite, with lack of front end grip, making turn-in at the corners less precise.
It wasn't until further inspection of the setup of the car that revealed a difference in the angle of the rear wing. My car having considerably less than the other cars, thus allowing the car to oversteer through the faster corners.
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