2007 UNITED STATES GRAND PRIX FREE PRACTICE
Vodafone McLaren Mercedes driver Fernando Alonso emerged
fastest from both of Friday’s free practice sessions
for the United States Grand Prix in Indianapolis. In the morning,
Fernando did 16 laps and set a best time of 1m11.925 followed
by 35 laps and a best time of 1m12.156 in the second session.
Lewis Hamilton was third and second fastest, with lap times
of 1m12.628 and 1m12.309 respectively. Lewis completed 21
laps in the first session and 34 laps in the afternoon.
Practice Session One:
Fernando: Lewis:
10.01: out / in 10.01: out / in
10.36: 6 laps, best 1:12.914 10.28: 8 laps, best 1:13.143
10.59: 6 laps, best 1:12.344 10.50: 8 laps best 1:12.901
11.25: 3 laps, best 1:11.925 (1st) 11.21: 4 laps, best 1:12.628
(3rd)
Practice Session Two:
Fernando: Lewis:
14.07: 5 laps, best 1:12.719 14.09: out / in
14.29: 6 laps, best 1:12.988 14.17: 5 laps, best 1:12.588
14.51: 12 laps, best 1:12.959 14.32: 3 laps, best 1:14.109
15.16: 11 laps, best 1:12.156 (1st) 14.52: 12 laps, best 1:13.127
15.16: 11 laps, best 1:12.309 (2nd)
FERNANDO ALONSO
“It’s nice to be back in Indianapolis and so far
things are looking promising. As I have said before this track
has never been kind to me, but I really want to do well this
weekend. The car has been performing strongly at the last
couple of races and today in practice, but I am sure that
both Ferrari and BMW will be at the front as well. We completed
our normal Friday practice programme looking at tyre evaluation
and general set-up work. There is a lot of data to consider
overnight, but so far things are looking good for the team.”
LEWIS HAMILTON
“As this was the first time I have ever driven at the
Indianapolis track I spent some time just getting to know
the circuit. The really tricky bit is the mid-section as it’s
very tight and twisty. We spent our time fine tuning the set-up
and evaluating the two different tyre options provided by
Bridgestone this weekend. In the first part of the second
session I ran a little wide and did some minor damage to the
aerodynamic fences which took a little time for the guys to
repair. We have a pretty good idea of where we are going,
and it looks like we should be competitive, but as always
Friday is only the start of the weekend – there is a
long way to go.”
RON DENNIS
“It’s nice to be back in Indianapolis where we
completed our scheduled programme for Friday. Both Fernando
and Lewis focussed on tyre evaluation, set-up work and for
Lewis some general track familiarisation. We look forward
to what we hope will be a competitive weekend for the team.”
NORBERT HAUG
“A good start to the weekend with both drivers completing
their planned programmes. We look competitive but the lap
times are very close so it’s too early to judge.”
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