Massa hits champs' wall
Sauber's Felipe Massa became the first victim this weekend of the notorious concrete barrier on the exit of Montreal's final chicane, which has become known as 'champions' wall'
Contact with the wall caused the Brazilian to forsake vital track time, and he ended the day 16th fastest overall.
"This morning I hit the wall hard in the last corner and needed to have some work done on the suspension," he said. "This afternoon I lost the edge from my set of new tyres, first of all because Ralf went off the track right in front of me, and then because I came across Davidson's crashed BAR under the yellow flags and had to slow down to avoid a penalty. Considering that, I'm really pleased how well the car went without the benefit of fresh tyres."
Team-mate Giancarlo Fisichella, 10th fastest today, said: "We are much closer than normal to the red cars, having made some small but successful changes to the set-up after the morning session. The balance was getting better all the time, and though we still need to improve it a bit I'm quite pleased and am feeling quietly optimistic for qualifying and the race."
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