A jak v Poznani, tak i v Oscherslebenu byly před čtrnácti dny podmínky pro testování krajně nepříznivé - byla velká zima a chvílemi dokonce sněžilo.
On the first day of the three-day testing event, he explained: 'Due to the tests with the SEAT cars at the Oschersleben circuit, I was not able to take part in the team's previous testing event in Poznañ two weeks ago.' And, Michal Matìjovský went on: 'Both in Poznañ and at Oschersleben, the cold weather, even with occasional snowfalls, was extremely adverse, not appropriate for testing.