Williams technical director Sam Michael said he was happy to see 'reasonable pace' from both Rubens Barrichello and Nico Hulkenberg in Friday practice for the Japanese Grand Pri🅠x, despite the pair encountering issues at Suzuka.

Hulkenberg encountered an electrical issue during the second session, although 🐼he was still able to post the tenth quickest time, although team-mate Barrichello missed the end of the session when an issue with the engine in his car left himꦐ parked up in the garage.

Despite that, Michael said the team was happy with the way upgrades fitted to the two cars had worked during the da♕y and said he was pleased with the pa♊ce shown by both drivers.

"We experienced some technical probl♏ems today which threw us off plan slightly," he said. "We had electrical issues on Nico's car, while Rubens' practice engine developed a pneumatic leak towards the end of P2.

"All of the upgrade꧙ parts are working well though so they will remain on the cars for qualifying. The car also looks like it has reasonable 🐼pace. The forecast predicts rain tomorrow afternoon, which could make for an interesting qualifying."