Heidfeld Pleased with Promising Start

German Nick Heidfeld was pleased with his performance in Friday's practice for the Hungarian Grand Prix after posting a promising 14th quickest time.

"It was a good day for us because we didn't have any technical problems and that allowed us to do a lot of laps," said the Jordan driver, who was 1.8 seconds off the pace set by McLaren's Kimi Raikkonen.

"It was also very productive for us in terms of trying various things on the car. Plus, in terms of our positions on the timing charts it's a better Friday for us."

Jordan's positive start to the weekend was completed by test driver Timo Glock's 15th place, with Italian Giorgio Pantano being the slowest of the Jordan drivers. The rookie was 19th quickest.

"This afternoon we found our tyre comparison work a little bit strange given the changing grip conditions," said Pantano. "We need to understand why this was so we can decide the limits of our car and tyre package at this track and which way to go for the race."