Simona de Silvestro admitted that she could sense the potential of a second day behind the wheel of an F1 car after completing her first test with the Sauber team at Fiorano. The Swiss driver covered 112 laps of Ferrari's private test facility in a two-year old Sauber C31 running without KERS and fitted with special Pirelli tyres. The day was primarily aimed at getting the former IndyCar driver familiar with the specifics of an F1 car and she was able to improve her performance consistently throughout the day. “Simona did a very solid job today,” test engineer Paul Russell confirmed, “It was immediately clear that she is an experienced driver. It was as good a start in an F1 car as...
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