Canada Friday quotes: Bridgestone

Hisao Suganuma, Bridgestone Motorsport Technical Manager: "The track was very dirty this morning and the temperatures quite cold so the teams were faced with low grip conditions in the first of the day's practice sessions

Jun 23, 2006, 9:01 PM

"The sun came out in the afternoon session and the track temperature increased, resulting in an improvement in the track conditions and the Bridgestone tyres starting to come into their ideal working range.

"We saw a little graining which resulted in a lack of grip and consistency of the times but as the track rubbers in over the weekend the graining will reduce, improving performances. Both soft and hard specifications are still potential candidates for Sunday afternoon's race and so far we have not experienced any heat durability problems.

"Some teams experienced a little higher wear than expected but that should also improve as conditions improve. The time gap between the top and bottom teams is slightly smaller than usual and this is probably down to the circuit configuration and conditions which are making it quite difficult for the top teams to use the full power potential of their cars."