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Switzerland happy with early pace

Switzerland was upbeat after a strong first day at Sepang. The morning began with female driver Rahel Frey taking the wheel in the rookie session finishing with a best lap of 1.55.102. 

"What a good experience," Frey said. "The session was a lot of work but I hope I prepared the car well for Neel and it was very interesting. Everything went per plan except the number of yellow and red flags deployed. The rhythm of the session was greatly disturbed following an accident between Mexico and New Zealand causing us to lose the best laps for our new tyres. The heat surprised me a lot but we were well prepared which is a very important component of this competition." 

Meanwhile Neel Jani took over for official practice and said: "We had a good session and tried a lot of different technical solutions for the car. My goal is to improve tomorrow from P2 to P1." 

Team boss Max Welti concluded, "Rahel Frey did a fantastic job and I am pleased with the work that she has achieved today. She drove well which is never easy when you do not know a track. But her driving skills have shown themselves well. The result of the official free practice with a second position for Neel Jani and a time of 1.49.911 validate the changes made by the team. This is a good indication for the rest of the weekend."

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