Spanish Grand Prix – Barcelona,
Free practice - First session
Felipe Massa: 1st 1.15.796 4 laps chassis 250
Michael Schumacher: 2nd 1.16.099 4 laps chassis 254
Temperatures: air 18/20 °C, track 22/28 °C
Free practice – Second session
Michael Schumacher: 6th 1.17.100 21 laps chassis 254
Felipe Massa: 17th 1.18.223 19 laps chassis 250
Temperatures: air 23/24 °C, track 33/35 °C
Jean Todt: “It’s always the
same on Friday, a day dedicated mainly to the comparison between
the two types of tyre that Bridgestone has put at our disposal.
From what we could see, the Japanese firm has done a good
job, which should allow us to be competitive for the rest
of the weekend. Even though both drivers had run here a few
weeks ago, we worked on fine tuning the set-up of the car,
adapting it to the current track conditions. We got a lot
of interesting data which is now being studied by the engineers
before making the tyre choice and deciding on settings.”
Michael Schumacher: “I am very happy
with the work we have done today, centred on the Bridgestone
tyres and on adapting the 248 F1 to the track conditions.
Compared with the last time we were here we have a few updates
on the car and steps forward with the tyres. I think we can
be competitive, even though we have yet to go into detail
on the data. There are a lot of factors to consider. Looking
at the times this morning we were quick and the good thing
is that this afternoon, over a longer distance we were both
quick and consistent, so the situation looks pretty good.”
Felipe Massa: “This weekend has got
off on the right foot. The day went very well and we worked
almost exclusively on the Bridgestone tyres, obviously looking
towards the race. Michael and I split the work load, using
different types of tyre. Today I was not trying to do a time
but just wanted to understand how the tyres performed over
a long run. I am very satisfied with the 248 F1 and what we
achieved today.”
Ross Brawn: “It was a good day and
both drivers did a good job, getting through everything on
their programmes. We got a whole heap of data, also doing
some quite long runs on both types of Bridgestone tyre we
have here. The balance of the cars seems quite good and the
engineers only made minor adjustments.”
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