“The car had felt okay this morning, just as it did at the test last week, but we will now be playing catch-up for the rest of the weekend. Still, after the team's results at the last two races, we will push for further success on Sunday.”
Nick Heidfeld:
“I'm not happy yet – for last week's test the balance of the car was better. I think this is due to the stronger winds we now have, which cause the balance to change every lap. I had difficulties with the softer tyres, as for me they didn't even last for a single lap.”
Sébastien Bourdais:
“This morning I had a lot of understeer in the high-speed corners; this afternoon we dialled a lot of it out, but that has made the car worse in other areas, so our lap time is no quicker. We will need to look at the data, which we had some issues with also.
“The track got more slippery as the temperature went up, so it was difficult to read what the car was doing, especially as it would change from run-to-run, maybe partly because the wind was gusting occasionally. We need to look at everything we did today and pick the best set-up, but it might be raining tomorrow, so that will be an additional factor to consider when planning.”
Jarno Trulli:
“Things clearly haven't gone well for us today. It's difficult to say what happened – I just lost the rear wing and went off. After that I was taken to the medical centre for a routine check, but I am fine and cleared to return to the cockpit tomorrow.
“This means we have a busy weekend's work ahead, but we will push to make up ground. After our recent results the team is really fired-up. We can still try to get both cars into the top ten [in qualifying] and then aim for points.”
Giancarlo Fisichella:
“It was a normal Friday for us. We have made a small step forward with the new package; over the longer runs there seems to be a more consistent balance, and under braking the car feels more stable. We're getting there, but the other teams have also made some improvements and there is still some work to do. We will have to see what happens tomorrow with the predicted rain.”
Adrian Sutil:
“Overall, not such a bad day. We did some positive work this morning with the damper; it feels quite good and now we have to decide whether we use it or not for the race, but I feel pretty confident when we do run it.
