Renault target Q3 in qualifying
The Renault F1 team directed their attention at their new parts which are being introduced this weekend in Spain. Both drivers were relatively comfortable with their R29's, although as always they felt something could be improved. Fernando Alonso ended in P3 and Nelson Piquet in P8 during the second free practice session.
Fernando Alonso: "The practice sessions were interesting because we had to evaluate some new parts that we have introduced to the car this weekend. In the first session we were struggling a little bit as we didn't have much grip, but for the afternoon we found something which took us in a good direction and improved the lap times.
We obviously need to remain realistic about tomorrow as this is only Friday, but we are reasonably confident that we can have a good qualifying session. The target for Sunday remains the same: to score as many points as possible."
Nelson Piquet Jr.:
"It was a fairly typical day of practice as we began evaluating the new developments on the car and assessing the tyres. I'm still not happy with the set-up of the car and so the priority tomorrow morning is to work on that so that we can approach qualifying in good shape and hopefully get the car into the top 10."
