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Bruno Senna: It was quite a tough session today

Senna struggled during practice for the Brazilian Grand Prix

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23 November 2012 - 23:11

Bruno Senna has explained how the opening day of the Brazilian Grand Prix weekend was quite tough for both the local driver and Williams, as they ran Pirelli’s 2013 prototype tyre and worked upon aero evaluations throughout the opening two 90 minute sessions. However, the outfit remains confident for the remainder of the weekend.

With Pirelli’s prototype tyres added to the teams usual preparations for the Brazilian Grand Prix, the team struggled to make progress throughout the two sessions largely due to the vast amount of objectives being carried out. During the opening session, the team ran aero evaluations as well as the 2013 prototype Pirelli tyres, which the majority of the field ran throughout the due course of the two sessions.

Bruno Senna, who made way for reserve driver Valtteri Bottas in the opening practice session, in particular struggled throughout the second practice session. During this session, the team began working upon longer runs, as well as tyre and set-up work for the remainder of the weekend. The team as a whole struggled to find a decent balance in the second session, and are hopeful that they can improve ahead of qualifying tomorrow.

“It was quite a tough session today as we didn’t get as much information as we would have liked for tomorrow.” Admitted Bruno Senna, “We’ve got some work to do to understand how we can do things better to make sure we’re competitive for tomorrow, as the grid is very close here. It’s very hot today but it was great to see all my home fans out there, even with sweat in my eyes!”

The weather for the remainder of the weekend is forecast to steadily worsen, with 100% rain forecast for race day. If such inclement weather strikes the Interlagos circuit on Sunday, both Pastor Maldonado and Bruno Senna will be eager to capitalize on the mayhem which will undoubtedly ensue. With Senna still unconfirmed for next season, he will be striving particularly harder for a competitive result with an aim of being retained for 2013.

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