European Grand Prix – Nürburgring, 20th July
2007
Free practice – First session
Driver Pos. Time Laps Chassis
K. Raikkonen 2nd 1.32.751 24 262
F. Massa 6th 1.33.605 24 260
Weather: air temperature 20/21 °C, track temperature
23/25 °C, cloudy.
Free Practice – Second session
Driver Pos. Time Laps Chassis
K. Raikkonen 1st 1.33.339 28 262
F. Massa 3rd 1.33.590 27 260
Weather: air temperature 20 °C, track temperature 24/25
°C, from overcast to slightly cloudy.
Kimi Raikkonen: “I am reasonably happy
with today. We have proved we are competitive in pure terms
on this circuit and we will have to wait for tomorrow to understand
exactly where we are compared to our main rivals. I think
there is still room for improvement in terms of the handling
of the car which is nevertheless good on both types of tyre
we have here. The weather, especially the wind, made the second
session a bit complicated but this problem was the same for
everyone.”
Felipe Massa: “Overall, it has been
quite a positive day. I think we have a competitive car. Clearly,
we expect a very tight fight with our closest rivals, but
we are up for it. We improved the set up of the car from the
first session to the second but we still have some work to
do, especially in terms of performance over the first timed
lap. It’s a shame that on my last run on new softer
tyres I had a bit of traffic in the first part of my first
lap which cost me time. This afternoon, the track was still
slippery at first because of the rain and then the wind made
it difficult to drive.”
Luca Baldisserri: “The usual Friday
programme was disrupted by the changing weather. We were expecting
the second free practice session to be wet and so we had planned
in the first session to compare the two types of tyre available
to us this weekend. At this point the track conditions were
definitely not at their best. Then, in the second session,
when we ran entirely on dry tyres, the wind came into play,
complicating the situation. In any case, we have shown we
are competitive, although we are aware we still have to improve,
both in terms of first lap performance and over a longer run,
especially with the softer tyres. All in all, we have a good
starting point from which to work forward over the rest of
the weekend.”
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