“So far I am happy with the car, but we still need to improve a few things to make it a bit quicker. I still need a bit more experience to get the most out of the car, but it was a good start. Overall it was a good free practice – no damage and we made it through the whole programme. Now I hope to push hard for a better result at the weekend.”
Mark Webber:
“We got through all of our programme, but there is still some work to do, assuming we are looking at a dry qualifying and a dry race. At the moment the car is not suiting the track that well, but we know what we need to do to sort it out.”
David Coulthard:
“I lost some track time this morning with a throttle actuator problem, and it's never good to miss out on any track time – especially here in Monaco. It meant we had to adjust our programme for this afternoon, to make sure I got more laps in and got myself back up-to-speed.
“I think I've recovered reasonably well, but in Monaco, the time you have the most knowledge of the track is on the last of the 78 laps on Sunday afternoon. So, not the best of starts, but I think we are now in good shape for the rest of the weekend.”
Nelsinho Piquet:
“Monaco is a difficult circuit, so I spent the day learning and familiarising myself with the track. We were able to evaluate some different set-ups, but I am still missing a bit of speed and I did not feel totally comfortable in the car.
“I hope that by Saturday I can make some progress with my engineers, so that I can make the most of the final free practice session. Then I need to approach qualifying calmly, especially as it's more important here than anywhere else.”
Giancarlo Fisichella:
“I was quite happy with today, and am looking forward to qualifying on Saturday. Apart from a small problem in the last session that stopped me from doing my new tyre run, I was quite happy with the set-up and the balance. We're working well around the track, but we will have to see what happens over the weekend as the weather could change – and the track conditions too.”
Jarno Trulli:
“That was a difficult day for me. This morning I made a mistake and touched the wall on the way into the tunnel. That broke my rear suspension, so I missed some running. Then in the afternoon we had a problem with the floor that made me lose a lot more track time, so it is hard to draw too many conclusions so far.
