Malaysian Grand Prix – Sepang, 6th April 2007
Free practice – First session
Driver Pos. Time Laps Chassis
F. Massa 1st 1.34.972 17 260
K. Raikkonen 4th 1.35.779 20 261
Weather: air temperature 29/32 °C, track temperature 37/43
°C, sunny.
Free Practice – Second session
Driver Pos. Time Laps Chassis
F. Massa 1st 1.35.780 34 260
K. Raikkonen 4th 1.36.160 33 261
Weather: air temperature 34/35 °C, track temperature 48/49
°C, partially cloudy then sunny.
Felipe Massa: “All things considered,
we can say this has been a good day. We tried both types of
tyre available to us and also tried various set-up changes
on the F2007, starting off from the basis of what we learnt
in the test last week at this track. Obviously, there is still
a lot to do with qualifying and the race in mind, but the
weekend has got off to a positive start. I hope we can continue
in that way!”
Kimi Raikkonen: “It’s been a
reasonably good day, even though I am not completely happy
with the set-up of my car. We still have to find the right
settings, similar to those we had last week at the test. Having
said that, I still believe we can fight for first place both
in qualifying and the race, although at the moment it is hard
to have a clear picture of the whole situation. The difference
between the two types of tyre? Not much, especially when it
comes to consistency in lap times.”
Luca Baldisserri: “We already ran
at this track last week, so today’s programme centred
mainly on checking the data we had gathered over those four
days of testing. We were able to get through the planned programme
without any particular technical problems arising with the
F2007. The performance of both types of tyre is pretty similar
over a long run and the way we use them in the race will be
based on our strategy choices. From what we could see today,
I think we will be competitive even if it is difficult to
work out the pecking order given that, on this track, the
fuel load has more of an effect on lap times than at other
tracks. Tomorrow starting with free practice and as a result
of carrying out several tests, we will be using the same engines
that finished the Australian Grand Prix on both our cars.”
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