German GP: Sauber Friday qualifying notes

Sauber Petronas drivers Felipe Massa and Giancarlo Fisichella finished 16th and 17th respectively after today's first practice sessions for the German Grand Prix. Giancarlo Fisichella: "The balance of the car was still not good this afternoon. I ...

Sauber Petronas drivers Felipe Massa and Giancarlo Fisichella finished 16th and 17th respectively after today's first practice sessions for the German Grand Prix.

Giancarlo Fisichella:

"The balance of the car was still not good this afternoon. I had oversteer going into the hairpin which turned to understeer at the midpoint. It wasn't so bad in the higher-speed corners, but we still have work to do to improve things."

Felipe Massa:

"It was a good day for me. We focused on long runs and my first impression is that things are better than I expected. The tyre choice is not straightforward, but our race pace today was good. Qualifying, however, will be difficult for us."

Peter Sauber (Team Principal):

"We concentrated on race set-up work today and I believe that we are now well prepared. We have a lot of data to analyse before we make our tyre selection this evening, and tomorrow morning we will focus on honing the car for qualifying."

Giancarlo Fisichella
Chassis: C23-04
Practice session 1: 1:16.451, 5th
Practice session 2: 1:17.026s, 17th

Felipe Massa
Chassis: C23-01
Practice session 1: 1:17.361s, 14th
Practice session 2: 1:16.865s, 16th