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McLaren upbeat after first day practice

McLaren drivers Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso finished Friday's second free practice for the Turkish Grand Prix in Istanbul first and sixth fastest respectively. Lewis completed 28 laps and set a time of 1min28.469, whi­lst Fernando did 24 laps and was on 1min28.947.

"Track conditions were a bit of a problem today," said Alonso. "It was slippery this morning when we first went out, but we made some adjustments and that seemed to make a difference. Then this afternoon it was very windy, and we started to suffer a little from understeer, which we will work on overnight. We are definitely among the strongest here, but as expected it will be a tough fight with Kimi and Felipe." 

Hamilton commented, "I am happy with the performance so far, especially as the conditions today were not ideal. It is a shame that both sessions were interrupted, however the work we did was productive and we made some good progress."

Team boss Ron Dennis added, "The high winds and slippery track conditions added an extra challenge to both of today's practice sessions. Nevertheless we were able to get a clear understanding of our performance level and are looking relatively strong
for the rest of the weekend."

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