Renault chases more grip
Renault's engineering chief Pat Symonds was happy with the team's first practice day at Hockenheim as it prepares for Sunday's German Grand Prix
Fernando Alonso and Jarno Trulli finished the day in eighth and 14th places respectively while focusing on a tyre-selection programme for the rest of the weekend. Neither driver suffered any problems but both complained of a lack of grip, which Symonds believes was simply due to the running of different tyres.
"At a circuit such as Hockenheim, tyre selection demands our full concentration on Friday, and we completed a disciplined programme in order to compare our prime and option tyres," he said. "Fortunately, the weather stayed dry and this allowed us to collect a useful amount of information.
"We are still lacking some grip, and although both drivers' complained of understeer and overtseer at various points during the day, I think this can probably be attributed to the variations in tyre performance and condition. Overall, we are happy with our day, and Fernando's time in the second session puts us among our usual competitors."
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