�A routine first day.� said Jarno. �I am quite happy with the car's consistency and the work we have achieved today by running through the race set-up programme.
�We were working on the set-up for the race, trying to balance the car as much as possible. We still have quite a lot of work to do for tomorrow. This morning, the car was not far away from the right set-up. We still need to improve it but we haven't really found a new direction to follow. We'll sit down now, check the data and see what we can find that might help for tomorrow.�

We looked competitive from the first outing this morning, which is usually a good sign, although we'll have to wait until tomorrow to be sure."

Frentzen was 13th fastest at the end of the first session but a spin eight minutes into the second hour brought a premature end to his day, so he ended in 19th.
He appeared completely recovered from his recent accidents, but unfortunately ended his practice session in the gravel bed after only 17 laps. At the end of the day he was classified 19th, 3.580 seconds off the pace.
"It feels good to be driving again and I feel fit and well, and we got through some good work this morning," he commented. "The first session was productive, but unfortunately I was unable to finish our planned car set-up schedule as I braked too late coming into the last corner, causing me to spin and stall in the gravel. As a result I lost the majority of the last session which was a great shame. The car's rear feels a little nervous under braking at the moment. We now have a lot of work to do tomorrow to make up for lost time."