McLaren Happy With Practice Session

By Sam Cooper
April 13 2007

The team have stated that there will be new parts coming from the MTC (McLaren Technology Centre). Could this narrow the gap to Ferrari? From what the team have said, it has become apparent that McLaren don't feel like there is a gap to Ferrari.

The team finished second and fith in the second practice session of this weekend, with just one to go, things are looking promising for the Vodafone McLaren Mercedes Team.

Lewis Hamilton

"It has been a positive session today. In the first practice the track was very dirty and slippery so there was no point spending too much time looking at the set-up. In the second session we began our fine tuning and completed a couple of long runs. I think I was quicker and more consistent than previously in the long runs which is positive and there is definitely more to come. We now have quite a bit of data to look at but so far so good."

Fernando Alonso

"Two trouble-free practice sessions where we made positive progress. The track was very dirty and continued to improve throughout the session. We spent our time perfecting the set-up and evaluating the tyres. I completed some long runs and all in all I think we are closer to the Ferraris than we have been so far this season on a Friday but it’s a long weekend so we will see what happens."

Ron Dennis

"A positive start with two trouble free sessions. We struggled slightly with the track conditions in the first session where it was extremely slippery, but managed to complete our programme. Our pace in the long runs is encouraging so we will see what the rest of the weekend brings."

Norbert Haug

"An interesting Friday practice which saw the top-five in the second session finish within a quarter of a second. Lewis and Fernando each completed 50 and 45 laps respectively."