O que disse a McLaren
Fernando Alonso: "I always enjoy driving
around Monaco, especially in dry conditions, when you can really get close to
the barriers: the rush of adrenaline is intense.
"Nonetheless, you never feel
comfortable here - you have to drive the car on the very limit; you're close to
the barriers, which is difficult for everyone.
"Today, we got very little
running on the Supersoft, but hopefully we can take advantage of that on
Saturday, when everyone will get limited running on the softer tyre. That
should help level the playing field. Then, if it's dry on Sunday, it's going to
be a one-stop race, for sure.
"Our chassis is responding
well, so hopefully we can take a step forwards on Saturday. However, as we've
seen before, everybody seems to improve in qualifying. Saturday is when you
have to deliver a magic lap - so I'll be trying my very best."
Jenson Button: "I lost quite a bit of
running time in FP1, which was a shame, but it is what it is. Then, in FP2, I
had a brake temperature issue, which cut another of my runs short. In terms of
balance, the car feel all right - but there are areas where we know we can
improve, so things aren't too bad.
"In the wet, however, I had a
few problems - I couldn't generate enough temperature in the tyres, so we need
to look into that. Tyre warm-up in general is pretty tricky here - even on the
Primes, it normally takes four or five laps, and the quickest lap of the run
tends to be the last one.
"Looking at the re-profiling
they've done ahead of this year's race, I don't like Tabac as much as before.
They've made it tighter now, whereas it used to have a nice flow to it. Mind
you, I've been taking that particular corner for 15 years, so the change
catches you unawares a little bit. The first part of the Swimming Pool is a bit
faster, and it helps to stop you drifting wide into the exit barrier on the
left.
"Saturday morning will be
crucial for everyone, because it'll be the first time we've properly sampled
the Option tyre. It's the same for everybody, so it doesn't really
matter."
Eric Boullier, Racing director:
"As everyone knows, getting your eye in during Thursday practice is
crucial for the drivers, and, unfortunately, we weren't able to give Jenson
that opportunity today. He missed the first half of running during FP1, and was
hit by a couple of niggling problems during both sessions, so he probably
didn't get enough laps under his belt to establish a proper rhythm.
"Fernando made good progress in
both sessions, and his pace looked promising when running in both wet and damp
conditions. It's impossible to get an accurate read on overall pace until
everyone samples the Supersoft tyre, but this has been a promising start to our
Monaco weekend."
Yasuhisa Arai, Honda R&D senior managing officer -
chief officer of motorsport: "In the time between the test at the Circuit de
Barcelona-Catalunya last week, and the start of the Monaco Grand Prix, we've
been focusing on improving the driveability data of the power units.
"The plan today was to use the
two practice sessions to test the power-assist and throttle response to power
output, but unfortunately we were unable to complete the programme due to the
wet conditions in FP2. Saturday's FP3 will now be a busy and important session,
when we plan to test the remaining items.
"As for qualifying, we aim to
improve the low- to mid-speed driveability further to match the circuit. Time
is of the essence, so we'll do our best."
(Fonte: Pitpass.com)
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