The Japanese tyre manufacturer brought with it to the three-day test, all four compounds of rubber for the teams and drivers to use.
The cool weather conditions made it difficult for the young drivers, some of which had no experience behind the wheel of an F1 car, to stay on the track while running on the harder compounds, although there were no serious problems reported.
In a statement issued by Bridgestone, Matsuzaki said it was an 'interesting test', during which the Japanese firm received a lot of useful feedback that can be used to develop the new tyres for next season.
'We had many different drivers, most of whom had little or no experience of F1 cars,' said Matsuzaki.
'The teams all had different programmes, and all four 2009 dry compounds were available to them. There was a lot of running with heavy cars to simulate the heavier fuel loads of next season so we gained useful data from this.
'It was good to see so many young drivers here at the same test, and there were more experienced F1 test drivers in action too, so we had a good benchmark.'
Matsuzaki said Bridgestone are concentrating on developing tyres capable of withstanding the heavier fuel loads.
'The construction is more durable, and the compounds have also been modified,' he continued.
'A narrower front tyre will also be introduced to adjust the basic balance of the cars.
'As tyre characteristics will be changed due to the modifications, we are now working very hard with all teams to enhance their understanding of this.'
2010 will mark Bridgestone’s final year as the control tyre supplier in F1, as the Japanese company recently revealed it would be pulling out of the sport at the end of next year.
Bridgestone’s withdrawal has been hailed as a tragic loss to the world championship and the sport’s governing body the FIA is yet to find a replacement.
'It was good to see so many young drivers here at the same test, and there were more experienced F1 test drivers in action too, so we had a good benchmark.'
Matsuzaki said Bridgestone are concentrating on developing tyres capable of withstanding the heavier fuel loads.
'The construction is more durable, and the compounds have also been modified,' he continued.
'A narrower front tyre will also be introduced to adjust the basic balance of the cars.
'As tyre characteristics will be changed due to the modifications, we are now working very hard with all teams to enhance their understanding of this.'
2010 will mark Bridgestone’s final year as the control tyre supplier in F1, as the Japanese company recently revealed it would be pulling out of the sport at the end of next year.
Bridgestone’s withdrawal has been hailed as a tragic loss to the world championship and the sport’s governing body the FIA is yet to find a replacement.
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