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F1: Alonso Leads Chase Of Red Bull In India
Fernando Alonso ranked third in both Friday practices...
Fernando Alonso led the chase of Red Bull in India Friday, although the Ferrari driver was almost half a second off second-quick Mark Webber.
Spaniard said it was too early to draw many conclusions.
“Today the track was still very dirty, which is usually the case at new tracks that aren’t used very often,” said Alonso. “Tomorrow, when it will deliver more grip, it will be even more fun. The track conditions, which change rapidly lap after lap, make it even more complicated to understand the situation relating to the hierarchy down the pit lane.
“We must study the data carefully to make the right choices for the rest of the weekend. Nothing much to say about tire performance. From what we’ve seen today, we can hope there’s one less problem to take into consideration.”
Meanwhile, Felipe Massa had a troubled day, going off track more than once and eventually ending up with no usable tires. The team later discovered that there was a problem with the car.
“It was a rather difficult day, especially in the afternoon,” said the Brazilian. “The first session went well and we were able to do everything we had planned. But in the second one, when we switched from the hard to the soft, the balance of the car was no longer the best, and it was becoming very difficult to drive, to such an extent that I ended up spinning.
“Unfortunately, that damaged a tire and so I was unable to do the work over a long run which had been one of our priorities. In the final half hour, I therefore concentrated on pit-stop practice, the only thing possible with the tires in that condition.”
Technical director Pat Fry explained: “One of the settings on his car was incorrect and that compromised the balance of the car and prevented him from getting the most out of the set of softs, and also led to him spinning, which damaged one of the tires, pretty much ending his session.”
Adam Cooper notched up his 27th season as a racing journalist in 2011. He has written about F1 for SPEED.com since 2005. Follow him on Twitter.
Spaniard said it was too early to draw many conclusions.
“Today the track was still very dirty, which is usually the case at new tracks that aren’t used very often,” said Alonso. “Tomorrow, when it will deliver more grip, it will be even more fun. The track conditions, which change rapidly lap after lap, make it even more complicated to understand the situation relating to the hierarchy down the pit lane.
“We must study the data carefully to make the right choices for the rest of the weekend. Nothing much to say about tire performance. From what we’ve seen today, we can hope there’s one less problem to take into consideration.”
Meanwhile, Felipe Massa had a troubled day, going off track more than once and eventually ending up with no usable tires. The team later discovered that there was a problem with the car.
“It was a rather difficult day, especially in the afternoon,” said the Brazilian. “The first session went well and we were able to do everything we had planned. But in the second one, when we switched from the hard to the soft, the balance of the car was no longer the best, and it was becoming very difficult to drive, to such an extent that I ended up spinning.
“Unfortunately, that damaged a tire and so I was unable to do the work over a long run which had been one of our priorities. In the final half hour, I therefore concentrated on pit-stop practice, the only thing possible with the tires in that condition.”
Technical director Pat Fry explained: “One of the settings on his car was incorrect and that compromised the balance of the car and prevented him from getting the most out of the set of softs, and also led to him spinning, which damaged one of the tires, pretty much ending his session.”
Adam Cooper notched up his 27th season as a racing journalist in 2011. He has written about F1 for SPEED.com since 2005. Follow him on Twitter.
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