Esteban Ocon: The car was missing a little bit of everything

      On Friday, Haas F1 worked with three drivers – Esteban Ocon temporarily gave up the car to Rio Hirakawa in the morning, and returned to the wheel in the afternoon.…

      Esteban Ocon (18th): "It wasn't easy. There are a lot of things that need to be sorted out, today the car lacked a little bit of everything – balance, predictability, grip. We need to figure out how to optimize everything.

      We've only done one lap on Soft tyres, and we'll do a few more tomorrow to get the car ready for qualifying. As for the technical directive on the flexibility of the front wing, I didn't feel much change – everything was very similar."

      Oliver Berman (19th): "It was a difficult day, especially the second session - we struggled a bit with the balance on the high–speed sections, I even got into an incident that caused me to lose time, which is very disappointing.

      At night, we'll think about how to make the car's behavior more predictable. I think if we can get her into the working range, then everything will be fine, because in the first training session we showed a decent pace."

      Rio Hirakawa (17th in the first session): "I want to thank the team for the opportunity to work with the car. The asphalt was very hot, in such a situation it is easy to overheat the tires. There were problems with braking – we discussed the difficulties that had arisen, and by the beginning of the second training session, the team had made adjustments.

      I took a big step forward today, and compared to Bahrain, I felt much more confident in the car. I have several more Friday training sessions scheduled this year, which I will prepare for."