Xevi Pujolar, the Head of Track Engineering at Alfa Romeo Racing Orlen, admits the first few days of pre-season testing are not about finding performance, but are for the team to understand the characteristics of the new car. Speaking after the first day of the first test at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya that saw Alfa Romeo run reserve driver Robert Kubica and race driver Antonio Giovinazzi, Pujolar said it was positive to get through the day without any reliability concerns and to get through a number of their pre-set objectives. Pujolar says times were not important but the fact they were able to go through their programme without any major issues says there is optimism that the...
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