“Aero-wise, there was an improvement carried over from the test – about two or three tenths – but overall I think I can improve everything a little bit more for tomorrow. I saw the potential today, and on different laps I've had sectors that have looked quite good; now we just have to put it all together.”
Stefano Domenicali [Ferrari – team principal]:
“First and foremost I want to praise our mechanics, who did an extraordinary job in repairing Felipe's car. Given the amount of damage and the short time available, they were really great.
“On the technical front, it was not a totally satisfactory day. Of course, we lost some time with Felipe, who despite everything said he was reasonably happy with the handling of his car, while the same could not be said for Kimi, especially in the second session.
“Now we must study the data very carefully to be sure we make the right choices for the rest of the weekend, keeping in mind the weather, given that rain is forecast for the next two days.”
Luca Baldisserri [Ferrari – technical director]:
“We struggled a bit today. This morning we had Felipe going off the track, which did serious damage to his car. Fortunately, thanks to an exceptional job from the team, we managed to put the car back together and get the driver out on-track with an hour remaining of the second session.
“Kimi was unable to find the best set-up on his car, so we can expect a bit of work now to be as well-prepared as possible for tomorrow. From what we saw today, and from the data we gathered last week, we have a significant amount of information to study to be ready for qualifying and for the race, while keeping in mind the fact the weather could be bad.”
Ron Dennis [McLaren – team principal]:
“The British Grand Prix is the home race for all the hard-working people at Woking and Brixworth and, as such, it is a particularly important event for everybody at McLaren-Mercedes. Today's practice performances look encouraging, and neither driver reported any major problems – but we remain mindful that there is still much work to complete, and we are fully aware of the threat of wet weather for the remainder of the weekend.”
Norbert Haug [Mercedes-Benz Motorsport – vice-president]:
“A productive first test day, with good and consistent lap times by Heikki and Lewis. However, the weather forecast for tomorrow and Sunday predicts heavy rain, therefore today's findings will be only of limited help.”
Willy Rampf [BMW-Sauber – technical director]:
“Robert had a rear suspension problem on his first run in the second session, and this cost him some time for set-up work. However, we almost managed to do the planned programme with both cars, and completed the long-runs for race preparation. Now we shall analyse the data to see where we can improve for tomorrow.”
Pat Symonds [Renault – executive director of engineering]:
