Kimi bounces back
Despite damaging his McLaren in the second free practice session for the Canadian Grand Prix at Montreal, Kimi Raikkonen ended the day fourth fastest as the Woking-based team attempts to turn its F1 fortunes around
Raikkonen clouted a kerb in the afternoon session, damaging the floor of his MP4-19, but some slick work in the pits had him back out in time for the end of the session.
"We completed our programme and worked a lot on finding the right tyres," said the Finn. "This track is so unforgiving, and in the second session I went over a kerb a bit too hard, which damaged the floor of my car. The team had to repair it and did a great job in completing this in time for me to do my last run - only one lap less than scheduled."
Team-mate David Coulthard said: "We spent most of today's two sessions on evaluating and comparing our tyres and finding a good balance for the car. The circuit conditions were obviously evolving throughout the day which makes things a bit more tricky, but we have had a good and productive start to our weekend."
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