Ferrari sees higher

« We had a difficult day. With so many developments on the F60, our roadmap was long but we managed to complete it in its entirety. » Stefano Domenicali were not a little proud of the work accomplished by the Team during free practice on Friday. The sporting director of Ferrari, without knowing how to assess the level of performance of his cars, hopes to put the prancing horse team back near the leading cars. “ It was important to be able to work on the new aero package, without experiencing reliability issues. After these tests, it is difficult to draw conclusions. We have certainly made progress but, compared to the competition, it is difficult to say where we stand. »

Same point of view for Felipe Massa, satisfied with the work undertaken on the car. " We have worked well in recent weeks, the car has improved. But during this time, the other teams did not remain with their hands in their pockets! » And the 2008 world champion is now waiting for Saturday to get an idea of ​​the hierarchy of the paddock. “ The ranking is difficult to interpret in free practice. For our part, we mainly worked for Sunday's race. We will see during qualifying if we have progressed in the hierarchy. »

For his part, Kimi Raïkkonen is optimistic. “ We have taken a step forward in terms of performance. The aerodynamic downforce is much better and we needed it. However, it is difficult to draw conclusions after the first two sessions. They were mainly used to work for the race. But we can see that we have closed the gap that separated us from the leading cars. » First responses in the third free practice session, from 11 a.m., and the qualifying session, at 14 p.m.