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Toro Rosso drivers reasonably positive
21 May 2009 / Results / PhotosBoth Sebastiens at Scuderia Toro Rosso managed to work through their scheduled programme on Thursday as the duo prepared their STR4 for Sunday's legendary Monaco Grand Prix. Buemi sees a lot of potential while Bourdais believes there is still room for improvement.
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"It was a good session and we tested everything we wanted to, which is positive," Buemi said who ended 15th in Thursday's second free practice session. "We are still lacking a bit of pace, but the track was improving towards the end of the session, and those who fitted new tyres at that point were clearly quicker, which means there is some potential there. There is also potential in the car, so if we can put all the elements together for Saturday, it should be good.
"As for the tyres, both types worked well, so now we need to improve our car set-up, even if some of the new parts we have here are also an improvement."
Team-mate Sebastien Bourdais said about his day in Monte Carlo: "The car felt quite good on the short runs, but less so on the longer ones, when the car's behaviour made it difficult to sustain the lap times. We got through our work programme for the day. We are suffering from a slight lack of pace, but overall we did the best we could in these two sessions.
"Now we must look at the data for Saturday and the race, because it looks as though we are going to have two different sets of requirements for the short and long runs, although it is not tyre related. This is of course a special place to drive, although today it was a bit of a struggle to keep away from the barriers."
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