British Grand Prix – Silverstone,
Free practice – First session
Driver Pos. Time Laps Chassis
K. Raikkonen 2nd 1.21.211 26 262
F. Massa 3rd 1.21.285 26 260
Weather: air temperature 16 °C, track temperature 19/20
°C, cloudy.
Free Practice – Second session
Driver Pos. Time Laps Chassis
K. Raikkonen 1st 1.20.639 35 262
F. Massa 2nd 1.21.138 30 260
Weather: air temperature 17 °C, track temperature 21
°C, cloudy.
Kimi Raikkonen: “It was a good day.
We worked in a different way to usual, covering a high mileage.
I would say we have a good base from which we can improve
the car for qualifying and the race. We have to do well and
we will give it our all. Track conditions were a bit difficult
because of the wind, while it seems that, compared to the
test two weeks ago, the track surface is a bit slipperier.
The tyres seem very similar in terms of performance, give
that we I have done almost the same lap time on the hards
and the softs. As usual on Friday, there are so many unknowns
in terms of the order among the teams. We must wait and see
how the weekend develops.”
Felipe Massa: “I am very satisfied
with the work done in these two free practice sessions. The
car worked well in a reasonably similar way to what we had
seen in the test here two weeks ago and I can only be happy
with that. We worked on long runs and the performance was
very consistent. I did not manage to set a fast time on the
first lap on soft tyres because first of all, there was a
bit of rain halfway round the track and then I made a small
mistake. I hope we can come out ahead of our main rivals.”
Luca Baldisserri: “We began this English
weekend in a slightly different way because we decided to
accumulate more kilometres than we usually do over the three
hours of free practice. The track conditions are different
to those at the test two weeks ago in that there is little
grip and the wind, which is gusting, is difficult to deal
with. Having said that, we can add that we have picked up
a lot of data which will allow us to improve the settings
on the car, which does seem quite well balanced. The performance
of the two types of Bridgestone tyres is pretty similar both
in terms of performance on the first lap and over a longer
run. All in all, a positive day.”
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