The place on the timing board might not look impressive but Kiwi racer Brendon Hartley enjoyed a solid day during practice for the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne yesterday.
The 28-year-old completed the two 90-minute practice sessions and posted the 16th fastest time in the latter session at the Albert Park circuit in Melbourne.
He struggled in the first session where car trouble saw him spend a lot of time in the pit box and when he finally had a push lap, he ran wide at the final corner and lost nearly a second. He ended up 18th fastest in that one.
Things went better for the Le Mans 24 Hour winner in practice two, however, as he ran inside the top 10 midway through the session before ultimately finishing with the 16th fastest time.
There was very little separating the mid-pack teams during the day.