“We got through all our programme, which was aimed mainly at preparation for Sunday’s race. I am quite happy with the car and we will do a bit more work tomorrow morning. I am sure it will be very difficult, but I think we can make it through to Q3 tomorrow afternoon.”
Nico Rosberg:
“In the morning we tried something that really didn’t work out, so we had to change back for the afternoon session. The car felt a lot better straightaway, but we still have a few balance issues that we need to try to sort out as it doesn’t feel so great on the track. Circuit conditions have changed a lot since we tested here last week, so we have to have another look at the set-up before tomorrow.”
Nick Heidfeld:
“From my point-of-view this first day of practice was ok. We had no noteworthy problems; we tried and tested everything as planned. Regarding the car’s balance it is not perfect yet, but I think we can improve it for tomorrow.”
Giancarlo Fisichella:
“The car balance in the afternoon was especially good. In the morning we had a lot of understeer, but there was a big difference between today and the test. Today there was in general much less grip, more understeer and wheelspin, so this morning I was struggling a little bit. In the afternoon I was happier and we went in the right direction. It’s too early to say definitively, but it doesn’t look too bad.”
Adrian Sutil:
“Today was not bad. I think we started quite well, although the track conditions were very different to testing. We just lost a lot of grip from last week so this morning was ok, but this afternoon was even better. We put on some new tyres and did some new tyre runs in the second session and the balance was very good.
