A1 Team Pakistan took part in the first day of track action today, at the A1GP Mexico City. Taking his place behind the wheel, Adam Khan enjoyed his first taste of the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez track, having missed last year's visit to the circuit. The young racer quickly got to grips with the 4km long track, despite a puncture in the morning session.
In sunny conditions, the 22 A1GP cars took to the track for practice today. The challenging bumpy track was covered by a thin layer of dust and debris this morning, making conditions challenging for the A1GP drivers. Suffering from some handling difficulties, the team discovered a slow puncture on the right rear tyre of the Pakistan car. Deciding to keep the new tyres for the afternoon session, the team kept the punctured tyre on the car and Khan was forced to pit every few laps to allow the team to re-inflate the tyre. Despite this, Khan was able to set the eighth quickest time in the morning session. The team continued to work on set-up in the afternoon and set the 17th fastest time in the afternoon session.
Speaking about his first experience of the Mexico City track, Khan said, "It's a very interesting circuit to drive, but we haven't made quite as much progress as I'd hoped today. This is a very technical track and I spent most of the rookie session learning the circuit, although the slow puncture we had in the rear tyre affected how much I could push on track. I feel very confident that we will make some improvements tomorrow before qualifying."
