2007 TURKISH GRAND PRIX FREE PRACTICE
Vodafone McLaren Mercedes drivers Lewis Hamilton and Fernando
Alonso finished Friday’s second free practice for the
Turkish Grand Prix in Istanbul first and sixth fastest respectively.
Lewis completed 28 laps and set a time of 1min28.469, whílst
Fernando did 24 laps and was on 1min28.947. In the morning
session, Fernando was third fastest with 1min29.22 (20 laps)
followed by Lewis in fourth place with 1min29.261 (10 laps),
whose session was interrupted when a small oil leak in the
gearbox caused his clutch to start slipping.
Practice Session One:
Fernando: Lewis:
10.04: out & in 10.02: out / in
10.38: 7 laps, best 1:29.726 10.35: 9 laps, best 1:29.261
(4th)
11.01: 7 laps, best 1:29.535
11.24: 5 laps, best 1:29.222 (3rd)
Practice Session Two:
Fernando: Lewis:
14.03: 3 laps, best 1:28.947 (6th) 14.03: 6 laps, best 1:28.469
(1st)
14.50: 10 laps, best 1:29.232 14.50: 3 laps, best 1:31.315
15.15: 11 laps, best 1:29.302 14.55: 8 laps, best 1:29.201
15.15: 7 laps, best 1:29.887
15.25: 5 laps, best 1:29.072
FERNANDO ALONSO
"Track conditions were a bit of a problem today. It was
slippery this morning when we first went out, but we made
some adjustments and that seemed to make a difference. Then
this afternoon it was very windy, and we started to suffer
a little from understeer, which we will work on overnight.
We are definitely among the strongest here, but as expected
it will be a tough fight with Kimi and Felipe."
LEWIS HAMILTON
"I am happy with the performance so far, especially as
the conditions today were not ideal. It is a shame that both
sessions were interrupted, however the work we did was productive
and we made some good progress."
RON DENNIS
"The high winds and slippery track conditions added an
extra challenge to both of today’s practice sessions.
Nevertheless we were able to get a clear understanding of
our performance level and are looking relatively strong for
the rest of the weekend."
NORBERT HAUG
"The track conditions were rather tricky with winds and
some dust on the circuit today. Still, our times on new and
used tyres looked quite okay."
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