Sergio Perez says he learnt a lot during his second day in the C30, despite crashing heavily into a tyre barrier and destroying the cars front suspension.
It was a good start for the Mexican driver as he got to grips with the new tyre compounds. Though it was unfortunate error during the afternoon’s running which caused him the lose the rear, ending his session prematurely.
“Generally it was going fine today, but unfortunately Sergio had an off in the afternoon,” said the teams technical director James Key.
“He lost the rear end when he was on hard tyres, but these things happen and are part of the learning process.
“Overall Sergio made a good step forward. He settled in pretty quickly and gave us a lot of useful information. It was a busy day up to the accident.”
Sergio Pérez says he’s fine after the incident, adding: “I’m fine but I feel sorry for the team, and especially the mechanics, because of the crash. I lost the rear in turn seven and we obviously lost working time.
“I hope the rest of the test will be good for the team and Kamui, and they cover a lot of mileage. For me it was another day during which I have learnt a lot.”
The team have checked the car and are positive it will be rebuilt intime for Kamui Kobayashi on Saturday.
