“In the first session I stayed on the same set of tyres throughout and experienced no problems. On my last run of the day I put on a new set of tyres, but had a small moment which cost me some time. Overall I am pleased with our initial pace and consistency.”
David Coulthard:
“Today was similar to the Friday session in Spain. There were no major problems; it was all about following the track evolution and making sure we had the balance right. There are a lot of long corners on this circuit – you can see people are going off quite easily – so it’s critical to get the front end right here. We’ll look at the data now and decide what we’ll do for tomorrow.”
Fernando Alonso:
“The track conditions were certainly not ideal today, buy they were the same for all the teams and did not disturb our programme too much. As usual we worked hard and I was able to evaluate a lot of things with my car and gathered some interesting information. We still have to make a few more improvements tomorrow, especially with the general balance of the car, but today’s performance is encouraging for the rest of the weekend.”
Robert Kubica:
“Unfortunately I didn’t have too much time on the track this morning due to a small technical problem. Therefore we had to squeeze the morning work into this afternoon’s programme. We only did four runs and had to work on the tyres and the set up.
“We still have a few problems with the balance of the car, but we tested several set-up options which we will now evaluate and then choose the best one. I am confident for tomorrow.”
Jarno Trulli:
“We have come to Turkey at a different time of year, so temperatures are unlike what we have faced in the past, but that was a good day despite the mixed track conditions – dusty in the morning then rain in the afternoon. We made it through our programme of tyre and set-up work and we didn’t have any problems.
