<br><br><div data-v-232111b4="" data-v-dc2c9b23=""><!----><p dir="ltr" class="bullet mt-0" data-v-232111b4="">The team's schedule was to have Bortoleto in the car for the entire Monday and then divide the work between him and Hulkenberg on the last day, with the German taking over the Audi on Wednesday. However, after just 27 laps, the data coming from the car raised alarm bells for the team, who decided to end the session as a precaution.</p><p dir="ltr" class="bullet" data-v-232111b4="">Hulkenberg also faced a failure on Wednesday, but did not lose as much track time. Audi informed UOL Esporte that there were different problems on both days.</p><p dir="ltr" class="bullet" data-v-232111b4="">According to the technical director, James Key, everything that didn't work this week "was understood and was solvable", which is seen as completely natural for this phase of the project by the team and is actually positive. "Throughout the week we made clear and consistent progress, and in the second half of the test we were able to operate more productively and begin to extract relevant information. This test was never about performance, but rather to validate the fundamentals and ensure our core systems are working reliably."</p><p dir="ltr" class="bullet" data-v-232111b4="">After this week of collecting data on a completely new engine and car, remembering that both regulations are changing this season, Audi will focus on an extensive list of improvements that need to be made, like the other teams.</p><!----><p dir="ltr" class="bullet" data-v-232111b4="">Bortoleto even indicated that there were disparities between what the simulator showed and the reality on the track, which can now be corrected for the second test, which will be held in the second week of February, in Bahrain.</p><!----><p dir="ltr" class="bullet" data-v-232111b4="">It will also be a more representative test in terms of performance, with the temperature closer to what the drivers will face throughout the season. And it is expected that all teams will already bring aerodynamic innovations.</p><!----><!----></div><script>!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s) {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function() {n.callMethod? n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)}; if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0'; n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0; t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script', 'https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/fbevents.js'); fbq('init', '291767061033177'); fbq('track', 'PageView', { content_name: 'Bortoleto: 'Não andei tanto quanto gostaria, mas teste foi bom começo'', content_ids: [80056,12810,80789,15333,82370,82487], is_closed: true, });</script>