"We made progress throughout the day and so it was a more productive afternoon. We spent a lot of time working on the brakes because they tend to suffer a lot here and by the second session the car was behaving well and I felt more comfortable on the track. It is clear that we must still improve our pace, but I am convinced this will be possible tomorrow and that we will have a good chance in qualifying."


Jarno Trulli:

"That was a reasonable day of practice for us. The track surface was predictably dusty and slippery this morning. It was also quite windy today, with gusts from different directions in the two sessions. We were fighting with the wind and we still need to improve the car a bit in general. We tested here in February so things pretty much went as we expected today. This is a nice challenging track and I have always been pretty strong here so I am looking forward to this weekend. Our results show the car is much more competitive so it is important to keep developing it and to try to score as many points as possible."


Jenson Button:

"The track was fairly dirty this morning with a lot of sand having been blown onto the racing line over the past few days. We sat out the first half of the session until conditions improved, completing most of our mileage this afternoon. After the first few runners had been out in the second session, the track cleaned up quite nicely and continued to improve. It was a good day of testing today and we achieved some valuable tyre comparison work which will set us up nicely for the rest of the weekend. We do still have some set-up work to complete and we need to improve the balance, but overall it was a good start. We are hoping to break into the top ten qualifiers this weekend. It will be a tough challenge, and we will have a better idea of how our competitors are performing after tomorrow morning, but I'm confident we can give it a good shot."


Fernando Alonso:

"It has not been an easy day for us. We concentrated on preparing a car that is suitable for the race, but we were not especially quick and it was not easy to get good traction on the circuit today, and this is something we need to focus on for tomorrow. We do need to find more speed and we will try and do this when we analyse the data tonight."


Mark Webber:

"We had a pretty good afternoon and the car ran reliably. We've got a lot of data to go through tonight, in terms of understanding the tyres. Hopefully we can have a good run tomorrow, which will put us in good shape for Sunday."


Timo Glock:

"It was a productive day and the second practice went much better than the first for me. In the morning we had some problems with stability under braking but over the break the track improved and we managed to develop the car and the set-up. The guys did a good job, we went in the right direction and the car felt better over a long run. The test here in February was positive for us. The question mark for the weekend is that it is likely to be windy. If the wind is very heavy it could be a problem, but it is the same for everyone."


Rubens Barrichello:

"The first two races of the season in Australia and Malaysia were very hot, so we are certainly acclimatised to the temperatures we are seeing here. This is a dry heat which is not as physically demanding on the drivers. From a personal fitness perspective, I'm feeling good and having three races in just one month is the best training that you can have. I have no concerns about the car operating in these temperatures as the last two races have proved its reliability."

"The main challenge for me today has been with the brakes, which I struggled with for much of the two sessions. So our focus was on setting up the brakes and the car to satisfy the high braking demands of this circuit. Unfortunately by the end of the day, I was still having difficultly and losing time with the new tyres due to a lack of confidence getting on the brakes, so we have some further work to do on this tomorrow."


Nick Heidfeld:

"We have completed our programme as planned and had no technical issues at all. Sand isn't a problem either. For the long runs I'm already quite happy with the balance of the car, but I have some problems with its balance when it comes to doing a single fast lap. We will now look at the data and search for some improvements for tomorrow's qualifying."


Sebastian Vettel:

"It was a tough day. On a track that does not see much running during the year, there is never much grip at first. I found it extremely difficult to drive in the morning and while the afternoon was a bit better, we are still a long way off where we want to be. To sum it up, we lacked grip and were too slow. Honestly, I am not sure which way to go to improve, but I am sure the situation will change after we study all the data before starting again tomorrow morning."


Giancarlo Fisichella: