At sign-on, I enquired about getting an afternoon session, and turned out they did have a place available. Paid up there and then, so I now had a full test day (4x 25 minute sessions).
First session went well, and while my times were not as quick as last years pace, I didn't feel I was too far away at 1:01.83 (lap record 0:59.12) being my first visit to the circuit.
Next session I went to work on the suspension settings by doing a few laps, dropping into the pits for changes, then straight back out to see how the car behaves. Brands is definitely a challenging circuit to get it right, making it possible to get a get setup for Druids, but then suffering at the entry to McLaren, or vice versa.
Still unhappy with the setup, I went to continue experimenting for the first afternoon session, but unfortunately 2 red flags stopped any real timing data to backup the handling feel. Best lap still being over a minute at 1:00.66.
Final session soon appeared, but so do did the rain! Surprising how much grip was still available on the wet circuit, but needless to say, not much use for a dry suspension setup.
