Ferrari ends Friday on top

The Scuderia Ferrari ended the first day of practice at Silverstone on top of the time sheets as Kimi Raikkonen clocked the fastest lap time, followed by team mate Felipe Massa. Both drivers are satisfied with their British Friday.

Kimi Raikkonen "It was a good day. We worked in a different way to usual, covering a high mileage. I would say we have a good base from which we can improve the car for qualifying and the race. We have to do well and we will give it our all. Track conditions were a bit difficult because of the wind, while it seems that, compared to the test two weeks ago, the track surface is a bit slipperier. The tyres seem very similar in terms of performance, give that we I have done almost the same lap time on the hards and the softs. As usual on Friday, there are so many unknowns in terms of the order among the teams. We must wait and see how the weekend develops."

Felipe Massa "I am very satisfied with the work done in these two free practice sessions. The car worked well in a reasonably similar way to what we had seen in the test here two weeks ago and I can only be happy with that. We worked on long runs and the performance was very consistent. I did not manage to set a fast time on the first lap on soft tyres because first of all, there was a bit of rain halfway round the track and then I made a small mistake. I hope we can come out ahead of our main rivals."

Luca Baldisserri: "We began this English weekend in a slightly different way because we decided to accumulate more kilometres than we usually do over the three hours of free practice. The track conditions are different to those at the test two weeks ago in that there is little grip and the wind, which is gusting, is difficult to deal with. Having said that, we can add that we have picked up a lot of data which will allow us to improve the settings on the car, which does seem quite well balanced. The performance of the two types of Bridgestone tyres is pretty similar both in terms of performance on the first lap and over a longer run. All in all, a positive day."

Free practice - First session

K. Raikkonen 2° 1.21.211 26 laps chassis 262
F. Massa 3° 1.21.285 26 laps chassis 260
Weather: air temperature 16 °C, track temperature 19/20 °C, cloudy

Free practice - Second session

K. Raikkonen 1° 1.20.639 35 laps chassis 262
F. Massa 2° 1.21.138 30 laps chassis 260 Weather: air temperature 17 °C, track temperature 21 °C, cloudy