Sebastian Vettel has played down his disappointment at BMW-Sauber’s decision to scrap its Friday practice policy in 2007.
Following the complaints of the Swiss squad’s race drivers, BMW motor sport director Mario Theissen recently announced that teenage test driver Vettel will no longer appear on track on the opening morning of F1 events.
But at the Renault World Series event at the weekend – won, incidentally, by the German 19-year-old – Vettel insisted that the decision will not overly affect him.
“I will still have some F1 testing during the season,” he said, “so I will still get some experience in the F1 car.”
Vettel continued: “The situation is how it is. Obviously I would be very pleased to drive on Fridays; it would give me more experience in the car and of the tracks.
“But I can completely understand the step taken by the team. They are aiming to improve general performance and if this is part of that process then I must accept it.”
