Grand Prix of Canada -
Free Practice Round-Up
Friday 11 June 2004
 Cristiano
da Matta (Car 16, Chassis TF104/04) First Session Classification: 12th, 13
laps completed Lap Time: 1m16.475s (+2.462s)
Second Session Classification: 7th, 30 laps completed Lap Time: 1m15.146s
(+1.060s)
"I was very disappointed with the car in the first practice session
this morning, but we modified a few things on the set-up during the break.
The second session ran very smoothly and looking at the final results, it
was probably our most successful practice of the season so far, especially
with the fuel load we were carrying today. Tomorrow will be the key
indicator though, because it seems to be a bit of a strange classification
with a mix-up all the way through the field. It was a good start for us, but
let's not get too excited right now. We just have to keep working and see
what happens."
 Olivier
Panis (Car 17, Chassis TF104/03)
First Session Classification: 10th, 14 laps completed Lap Time: 1m15.997s
(+1.984s)
Second Session Classification: 13th, 28 laps completed Lap Time: 1m15.538s
(+1.452s)
"Unfortunately the Grand Prix weekend did not start in such a positive
way for me and I am not so happy with the two practice sessions. All day I
was not really confident with my car. Additionally I was held up by traffic.
I think that there are some drivers on the grid who should use their mirrors
more often in order to avoid traffic problems. Tonight we have still some
work ahead of us. We need to check the data carefully to find a good set-up
compromise for tomorrow."
 Ricardo
Zonta (Car 38, Chassis TF104/07)
First Session Classification: 4th, 23 laps completed Lap Time: 1m14.952s
(+0.939s)
Second Session Classification: 6th, 33 laps completed Lap Time: 1m14.871s
(+0.785s)
"We made good progress between the first and second sessions. We found
a tyre that performs quite well over one lap and also consistently for the
race. The lap time that I achieved over the long run was encouraging. I have
been suffering from flu this week and I occasionally felt a bit bad in the
car during the session today, so to see the positive end result of our
efforts is very rewarding. We improved the braking a lot from one session to
the next, and also how the car handles the kerbs, which is important at
Montreal. Overall, it has been a strong first day."
Mike Gascoyne - Technical Director Chassis
"A useful first day
of running without any major problems. We carried out our normal programme
including tyre evaluations. In general the balance of the car is reasonably
good although Olivier is a little less happy than the other two drivers.
Overall the TF104 looks quite competitive, perhaps the most competitive that
it has looked so far this year. We now have to analyse the data to see which
of the two types of tyre we will choose for the rest of the weekend." |
