Wet frustration

However, that aforementioned test proved frustrating for Pirelli as it was affected by heavy rain. Rosberg completed 60 laps on Wednesday, with Pascal Wehrlein doing just 31 on Thursday. Pirelli’s Paul Hembery said: “Obviously the weather hindered progress, which is not entirely unexpected in Europe. This is why we’re in favour of some guaranteed warm-weather testing in 2017.”