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Williams drivers making progress in Shanghai

At Williams the team's test driver Kazuki Nakajima enjoyed his return in a Formula 1 car in Friday's first free practice session. Alexander Wurz took over the wheel in the second free practice session while Rosberg focussed on improvements for the car in both sessions.

Nico Rosberg commented on his two free practice sessions: "It took me a few laps to get used to this track again, mainly because it felt very different from last year on our current tyres. Over the two sessions, we found some interesting results in terms of tyres and wing level. We tried a few other things and really made good progress with the set-up. We still need to improve for tomorrow, but all in all we had a positive day and I have a good outlook for tomorrow.

Alex Wurz said: "I only ran in the second session today and I started on used tyres to find my rhythm - which was not difficult, to be honest. However, the circuit conditions were quite strange today and I don't think the tyres were working properly yet. That said, it was the same for everyone, so we tried a few set-up changes in order to try and improve the car balance."

Kazuki Nakajima commented: "It was the first time for me on this circuit and even though it's not an easy track, I enjoyed it. The first long corner is fun, and it is then followed by plenty of corners with high lateral loads that make the tyres work hard. The track was quite green and dirty to start with, but it was okay at the end and we had a consistent run. We tried a few things for set-up and completed the programme. In summary, we had a good session this morning and I got a lot of laps under my belt, which was good both for my experience and for the team. The lap times we set at the end of the morning were reasonable, so I am quite happy with my work today."

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