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PAUL RICARD
PAUL RICARD-3. DAN
3. dana testiranja Kimi Rikkonen postavio je najbolje vrijeme od 1m 28.833s te odvozio 50 krugova. Finac je radio na pronačaženju pravog set-upa za svoj F2007 i također kombinirajući različite vrste Bridgestone-ovih guma. Dvije destinke sporiji od njega bio je Scott Speed koji je na svom STR2 koristio super meke gume. Heikki Kovalainen bio je treći, a Robert Kubica 4.
REZULTATI
1. Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari, 1:28.833
2. Scott Speed, Toro Rosso, 1:29.039
3. Heikki Kovalainen, Renault, 1:29.070
4. Robert Kubica, BMW Sauber, 1:29.157
5. Mark Webber, Red Bull, 1:29.179
6. Franck Montagny, Toyota, 1:29.205
7. Alex Wurz, Williams, 1:29.359
8. Pedro de la Rosa, McLaren, 1:29.528
9. Rubens Barrichello, Honda, 1:30.108
10. Christian Klien, Honda, 1:30.235
11. James Rossiter, Super Aguri, 1:30.286
12. Christijan Albers, Spyker, 1:32.245
13. Markus Winkelhock, Spyker, 1:32.756
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PAUL RICARD-4. DAN
I posljednjeg dana testiranja na francuskoj stazi Paul Ricard Kimi Raikkonen je osvojio prvo mjesto. Iza njega je kao drugoplasirani bio Giancarlo Fisichella. Samo 0.017 sekundi djelilo je njega i Kimija. Obojica su odvozili više od 100 krugova. Njih dvojicu pratio je Pedro de la Rosa, test vozač Mclarena te završio na 3. mjestu. Timovi će se ponovno okupiti u četvrtak, 24. svibnja, na prvom treningu uoči V. N. Monaca
REZULTATI
1. Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari, 1:28.624
2. Giancarlo Fisichella, Renault, 1:28.641
3. Pedro de la Rosa, McLaren, 1:29.249
4. Franck Montagny, Toyota, 1:29.312
5. Kazuki Nakajima, Williams, 1:29.631
6. David Coulthard, Red Bull, 1:29.834
7. James Rossiter, Super Aguri, 1:29.869
8. Adrian Sutil, Spyker, 1:29.879
9. Nick Heidfeld, BMW Sauber, 1:29.978
10. Jenson Button, Honda, 1:29.989
11. Vitantonio Liuzzi, Toro Rosso, 1:29.993
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INTERVJU S KIMIJEM
U ovom intervju Kimi je opisao svoje dojmove o V. N. Španjolske, rekao je koji su razlozo odustajanja i što misli o izjavama Jackie Stewart. Naime Stewart je izajvio da nije uredu da netko ode ranjie s utrke, tj. napusti stazu zbog jedne utakmice hokeja.
Q. How has the Paul Ricard test been so far?
Kimi Raikkonen: We had a problem so we could not do many things, but today it has been okay.
Q. How is the car behaving in low down force set-up?
KR: It seems to be okay. It is hard to compare to Montreal, but it is quite all right. It is going okay.
Q. What was missing in the Barcelona race? Have you managed to understand what went wrong?
KR: I was much happier in the last race because we found something in the test, but there were some problems. It was a cable, nothing big, that got damaged.
Q. You were so happy with the solution you found in the test prior to the race. How come you could not repeat that in the race?
KR: Like I said, the situation can be different from the test to the race. We lost the last sector in qualifying and then the race was okay before we had a problem.
Q. And retiring cannot be much fun can it?
KR: Of course it was not fun, and no one wants that. We were in a good position in the championship but we are not so good any more. But like I said before, there are many races to go. We just have to work hard and get back up there. We need to get some points.
Q. How about here? Have you found something that is good?
KR: I am happy here, but we cannot compare.
Q. How did you find the tyres? Did you try the two compounds?
KR: For Monaco I don't really know, because it is a different circuit. But for Montreal they seem okay. I tried both.
Q. Are you surprised that Felipe Massa has got more points than you at this stage of the championship?
KR: Not really. Things did not go well in qualifying, so we are working on that. We are trying different things and we will see in the races.
Q. What about the next race in Monaco. Is that somewhere you really like?
KR: It is a nice circuit for the drivers - not so much for racing but for the people who watch. It is good fun and hopefully we can get the car sorted by then so we can be fast.
Q. Jackie Stewart has said some things about you, suggesting that drivers should never leave the track before the race so they can go and watch a hockey match...
KR: I don't care what Jackie says. It has nothing to do with me. What should I say?
Q. So what did you make of Luca di Montezemolo's words of support this week?
KR: That is probably more important than what Jackie Stewart says. I think we have a good atmosphere and a good working relationship.
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FISICO ZADOVOLJAN
Giancarlo Fisichella zadovoljan je rezultatom na testiranjima, te radom svog bolida R27. Francuski tim nakon 5. mjesta u Barceloni koji je ujedno njihov najbolji rezultat ove sezone imaju još veći posticaj za još bolje rezultate, a oni su nastavljeni jučerašnjim drugim mjestom na posljednjem danu testiranja.
Fisichella je izajvio: "I again tried the (new) front suspension and it does give a better turn-in, so less understeer and also more consistency in the rear, which is nice.
We had no mechanical problems and it was a very positive test. The best time was a good lap, i did that with supersoft tyres and i could feel the grip straight away especially in the rear, it really gave a good traction.
So it looks all encouraging for Montreal."
Ginacarlo je izajvio da voli Monaco no za tu se utrku nikad nište ne zna. "As for Monaco, it is a lottery, no one knows,"
Post je objavljen 19.05.2007. u 22:01 sati.