BRAZILIAN GRAND PRIX FREE PRACTICE
Vodafone McLaren Mercedes drivers Lewis Hamilton and Fernando
Alonso were first and second fastest in Friday’s second
free practice session for the Brazilian Grand Prix in Sao
Paulo, the 17th and final round of the 2007 World Championship.
Lewis did 27 laps and set a best time of 1:12.767; Fernando
Alonso’s fastest time was 1min12.889 having completed
28 laps. In the morning’s wet session, Lewis completed
10 laps and was fifth fastest with 1min21.121 whilst Fernando
only completed an installation lap.
Practice Session One:
Fernando: Lewis:
10.03: out/in 10.01: out / in
11.10: 5 laps, best 1:24.233
11.26: 4 laps, best 1:21.121 (5th)
Practice Session Two:
Fernando: Lewis:
14.20: 7 laps, best 1:16.081 14.24: 9 laps, best 1:14.949
14.42: 6 laps, best 1:14.418 14.48: 6 laps, best 1:14.173
14.59: 7 laps, best 1:13.688 15.05: 6 laps, best 1:13.683
15.16: 4 laps, best 1:13.239 15.20: 3 laps, best 1:12.767
(1st)
15.27: 4 laps, best 1:12.889 (2nd) 15.27: 3 laps, best 1:21.294
FERNANDO ALONSO
"The session this afternoon was far better than this
morning. We did not expect it to stay wet for the rest of
the weekend so took the decision not to do any running in
the morning as we wouldn’t achieve any conclusive results
on set-up and tyre comparison work. Also there is a new track
surface here and as a result it was very slippery. However
by this afternoon the track had dried out, and it was clear
that the conditions were improving. I am looking forward to
a competitive weekend."
LEWIS HAMILTON
"I enjoyed finally getting out on this amazing track,
it was just a shame that the conditions were not great this
morning, and we couldn’t really do as much running as
we would have preferred. However, it was good to get a feel
for the track, and we made reasonable progress on the set-up
work and tyre comparison despite the cold conditions."
RON DENNIS
"A positive afternoon session with both drivers setting
consistent times and working through the planned programme.
Unfortunately the morning session was dominated by the poor
weather and we restricted the running accordingly. Despite
topping the timesheets, today has not been perfect for us
as we made a mistake in this morning’s session and used
one set of tyres too many on Lewis’s car. This was unfortunate
and clearly did not provide any advantage. However we must
now wait on the Stewards’ decision later this afternoon."
NORBERT HAUG
"The times are very close, with Lewis and Fernando being
quickest on a drying track in the second session. The wet
conditions in the morning session prevented us from any useful
running, so it is too early to say exactly where we are compared
to our competitors."
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