Turkish Grand Prix – Istanbul, 24th August 2007
Free practice – First session
Driver Pos. Time Laps Chassis
K. Raikkonen 1st 1.27.988 22 262
F. Massa 2nd 1.28.391 20 263
Weather: air temperature 30/31 °C, track temperature 36/43°C,
clear skies.
Free Practice – Second session
Driver Pos. Time Laps Chassis
K. Raikkonen 2nd 1.28.762 21 262
F. Massa 5th1.28.884 25 263
Weather: air 36/35 °C, track 46/44 °C, clear skies.
Kimi Raikkonen: “I am reasonably happy
with the way things went in the morning and a bit less so
when it came to the afternoon. For some reason, probably a
change in the wind direction, conditions were rather difficult
and we will have to evaluate very carefully the data from
the second session because it is easy to go down the wrong
route. As for the two types of tyre, from what we have seen
today, both work well but we will have to wait to do a more
complete evaluation tomorrow. We have a good package which
we must try and get the most out of.”
Felipe Massa: “I am happy with the
outcome of these three hours of free practice. Both this morning,
when I was running without the latest aerodynamic updates
and this afternoon, the car was well balanced. There is still
some room for improvement, but that is just part of the normal
evolution of a race weekend. Both types of tyre seem to be
very quick and consistent in terms of performance. We will
have to evaluate them carefully in terms of their performance
for the race. In the afternoon, probably because of the wind,
the track conditions changed and overall, there was less grip.
I set my best time in the first minutes when I was still on
worn tyres. I think we will be competitive.”
Luca Baldisserri: “It was pretty much
a normal Friday, when we concentrated on finding the best
set-up for the car and on comparing the two types of tyre
we have here. We had no particular problems on either car.
The only difficulties today were caused by the long red flag
period, which meant we had to slightly shorten the programme
and also by the change in track conditions. This was probably
due to a change in the wind direction which caused a slight
lack of grip, especially in the final sector of the track.
Even taking the cautious view, we can however be moderately
confident about how the rest of the weekend should go.”
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