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McLaren looking for a bit more pace
22 August 2008 / Results / PhotosMcLaren Mercedes drivers Lewis Hamilton and Heikki Kovalainen finished today's second free practice session for the European Grand Prix in fifth and sixth positions respectively. Driving on the new Valencia street circuit, Lewis completed 31 laps and set a fastest time of 1m39.712; Heikki ran 30 laps and set a 1m39.954 best.
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"Considering the dustiness of the track, we made a very promising start on set-up this morning," Hamilton said. "We were able to go quicker on each run without changing too much and we took a very good baseline into the afternoon session. In P2, our adjustments were again spot-on but the sheer volume of traffic meant it was difficult to immediately confirm our final set-up changes. Nonetheless, we're in pretty good shape and I'm looking forward to tomorrow."
Kovalainen commented, "I immediately found a good balance at the front-end and slowly dialled in the rear during the first session. But the track was very green this morning which meant there was little point in making big changes to the car. In the afternoon, we made a number of changes which seemed to pay off for us - by the end of the session, the car was working well and the balance felt really good. Today's progress is very encouraging."
Team boss Ron Dennis "It's always an interesting engineering challenge whenever you arrive at a new circuit - and today in Valencia was no exception. We spent two very productive sessions concentrating on tyre choice, while running appropriate fuel levels. Lewis and Heikki also performed faultlessly, allowing us to collect plenty of valuable data which we will go through tonight."
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