Canada Friday quotes: Renault

Giancarlo Fisichella - 6th: "I had a good first feeling from today's practice sessions. The overall grip levels are very low, and that made it difficult to evaluate the changes we made to the set-up because the handling is quite inconsistent. However, the basic balance of the car seems good, and the tyre performance is encouraging. So I think we can be competitive this weekend."

Pat Symonds, Executive Director of Engineering: "As we always expect in Montreal on a Friday, the grip levels were relatively low but in spite of this, the balance of the car seems OK. We did not have any particular problems today, the tyres seemed to be performing well and our straightline speeds are competitive. So far, so good, and everything is going as expected."

Denis Chevrier, Head of Trackside Engine Operations: "This is a circuit we know well from previous years, so we were able to run our normal Friday programme today, assessing the engine's performance on this circuit with the car in low-downforce configuration.

"As always in Montreal, the wind direction is a parameter we must account for in our choice of gear ratios, and that was the case again today with a strong tailwind down the main straight. Giancarlo's engine is completing its second race weekend, while Fernando's unit is on its first race and has a demanding cycle ahead of it. The timesheets were as difficult to read as always on a Friday, but we managed to establish a solid platform to work from throughout the rest of the weekend."