UNITED STATES GRAND PRIX FRIDAY
Team McLaren Mercedes drivers Kimi Raikkonen and Juan Pablo
Montoya finished today's opening practice at the Indianapolis
Motor Speedway in 10th and 15th with times of 1:13.554 and
1:13.825. Kimi and Juan Pablo completed nine and ten laps
respectively. As usual on a Friday both drivers only did limited
running in order to conserve engines and tyres.
Practice Session One:
Kimi:Juan Pablo:
11.49: out/in 11.50: out / in
Practice Session Two:
Kimi:Juan Pablo
14.32: 4 laps, best 1:14.262 14.30: 4 laps, best 1:13.825
14.54: 5 laps, best 1:13.554 14.53: 6 laps, best 1:13.851
KIMI RAIKKONEN
"A good start to the weekend and we completed our planned
programme. As always on a Friday we didn't do a lot of running
to conserve our engine and tyres. There is still some way
to go before our car is perfect, but that is what practice
is all about. We will look at the data overnight and then
continue our work tomorrow morning. The fans seem to be out
in force today which is great for all of us here in Indianapolis."
JUAN PABLO MONTOYA
"It's nice to be back in the USA, and we all want to
put on a good show, especially for the American fans. We completed
our planned limited programme with no problems. I only did
six timed laps, so it's hard to judge where we are compared
to the rest of the field, but we will see tomorrow. The balance
is not too bad, but the car seems to bounce a bit, and as
a result we are losing traction. However we will look at the
data and make the appropriate changes."
RON DENNIS
"Everybody in the team is pleased to be back in the USA
and is looking forward to the weekend. We completed our planned
practice programme and experienced no problems."
NORBERT HAUG
"We ran our planned programme today working on the race
set-up and concentrating on Michelin tyre evaluation. Everything
is looking OK. Watching the German team entering the semi
finals of the football World Cup was great – well done.
The weekend started on a very positive note."
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