Selected media quotes and photos from today's testing
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1m22.620s | - | 60 |
| 2 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber/Ferrari | 1m22.777s | 0.157s | 73 |
| 3 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1m23.106s | 0.486s | 157 |
| 4 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull/Renault | 1m23.338s | 0.718s | 35 |
| 5 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams/Mercedes | 1m23.906s | 1.286s | 73 |
| 6 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Toro Rosso/Renault | 1m25.327s | 2.707s | 46 |
| 7 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren/Honda | 1m40.738s | 18.118s | 6 |
Nico Rosberg
That was a great start to the winter testing. In the beginning it's all about reliability and we managed to do a lot of mileage today. The guys in the factories built a complete new car and now we come here and it's working great, so the team did a fantastic job over the winter. I was able to do some good long runs on the first day and that's really amazing. We have such a great team and this is what makes me really happy. As a driver, you always want to find out how quick you are compared to the others - but that will have to wait until qualifying in Melbourne. The next testing days are all about making sure we know the car inside out and we've made a good start with that today.
Valtteri Bottas
The day started off a bit slow, but it ended turned out to be a really good one. After that initial set-back we didn’t have a single issue with the FW37, which is impressive for the first day with a new car. We started off on shorter runs before longer runs later this afternoon, including one run that was significant considering again that it’s only the first day. The car was consistent, so it’s a really good start to the week and we are pleased that it’s still a step up from the car we had at the end of last season. We know we have a lot to learn and improve, but we also know where these gains can come from, and have work to do with the car performance and the power unit. There are a lot of strengths in this car and we’ve made good progress in just one day, so I am very pleased.
Daniel Ricciardo
We got going pretty well this morning and I got a few laps under my belt,” said Daniel. “So the first impressions are good. We’ll get a few more laps over the next few days, but so far everything seems pretty encouraging. I can feel a step forward. I won’t go into too much detail but it’s there. We didn’t do a whole lot of laps but definitely more than at this test last year! In general everything is behaving as it should. Obviously we had a couple of issues, but once the car is running it’s all going pretty normally. A good first day, there are some positive signs there.
The livery’s cool. It’s a testing specification for us but I think it looks really good. Maybe I need a matching helmet.
Marcus Ericsson
It was a very good day. First of all it was great to be back in the car after the winter break. I think we have good reasons to be happy. We were able to complete a lot of laps, and we went through quite a few different small tweeks on the set-up and did all the installations needed. There were no major problems with the car, which was really the main thing. Overall it's been a good day, and I'm looking forward to the rest of the week. I hope we can continue like this.
