Romain Grosjean and Pastor Maldonado endured a frustrating first day of the Malaysian Grand Prix at Sepang International Circuit. Various glitches of differing magnitudes curtailed running for both drivers in the morning session, the most serious of which being an engine-related issue for Pastor, the resultant engine change precluding him from running in the afternoon. Romain's afternoon saw a collection of issues too, with a wiring problem preventing his gearbox from working correctly.Alan Permane, Trackside Operations Director: We evaluated a number of upgrades including aerodynamic, mechanical, software and electronic developments today. Pirelli's hard (orange) compound tyre was used in...
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