Pole Position in GT:
Fabrizio Gollin -
nr 2 BMS Scuderia Ferrari 550 Maranello:
"We managed to find
a good set-up yesterday.
On this track, you can cut the
corners really well.
This
morning, I could do two very good lap times. I was lucky, because I found a
clean lap.
"Now
I hope for tomorrow. I know it will be difficult to finish the race in this
position with the weight.
The problem will be the braking,
as well as the tyres. But we will start from first position – we'll see how it
goes."
Pole Position in N-GT:
Christian Pescatori
- nr 62 GPC Giesse Ferrari 360
GTC:
"The car has been very good since Spa. It's very fast, and also consistent for
the race. But it won't be easy tomorrow. The conditions might be a problem. It's
very hot, and that will make the race difficult.
"I
have a new teammate here – Iradj Alexander. He's very fast, and he knows the
Ferrari well, because he's raced in the FIA GT in 2002, and last year with JMB
USA."
3rd in N-GT:
Alex Piccolo – nr
87 Mik Corse Ferrari 360 Modena:
"I'm third, but
it's going to be a long race tomorrow. It will be very difficult, and it will
depend very much on the set-up. It's going to be my first race in FIA GT. I've
previously raced in the Italian championship."
Giampaolo Coppi – team owner, GPC Giesse Squadra Corse:
“The N-GT car has had no problems at all.
It
was important for us to show that the car was still competitive and OK after
Spa.
It was a
pity; we don’t know the reason for the crash exactly, but it was certainly
technical.
"On
the Ferrari 575
GTC
cars, due to the high temperatures yesterday, the set up we chose was not OK. So
we tested two different solutions, one softer and one harder; the one that
worked was on the nr 13 car, which did a correct time, and the nr 11 has now
returned to the other set-up, but it was not possible to improve their time.
"The
main problem I see for tomorrow is the high temperature in the cockpit. It will
be an interesting battle tomorrow, and important for us as we are in Italy.”
Karl Wendlinger - nr 17 JMB Racing Ferrari 575
GTC:
“It has not been going very well this weekend. We could not set up the car
correctly, as we lost practice time in both sessions with mechanical problems.
And then today the handling
was not very easy, especially over the bumps and kerbs.
"Jamie
was out in the car this afternoon, with a new set of tyres, and they tried to
make the car more comfortable; I think it went quite well. But we are a long way
back, and it is going to be a very long race in these conditions.
"The
main problem is that not enough air comes into the cars. It will be tough
tomorrow, but we have to manage it.”
Andrea Piccini - nr 24 DAMS Lamborghini Murcielago R-GT:
“The car is going better.
This
afternoon we did almost the same time as the morning, while most of the other
cars were slower, so we are improving around a second.
"A
gap of around 2.5 seconds is still a lot, but we still have some more changes to
do before tomorrow, and we are always working in the same direction, so
hopefully for the race it should be better.
"We
should be closer to the others in the race. Having little experience with the
car, and with the new tyres, it was difficult to do a good lap in qualifying
right away.
"But
the Michelin tyres seem very good, and our car seemed very good on old tyres.
We
should be better for the race – but I don’t want to talk too early. As always,
we will do our best.”
Andrea Bertolini – nr 33 AF Corse Maserati MC 12:
“It has been a very interesting day, with a lot of work. We have worked hard
towards the race, which is very important for the whole team.
"I
had big understeer for the first two laps, and then I had traffic in the
Variante Alta, and I preferred not to use the second set of tyres in qualifying,
and to use them for the race.
"For
me, that is the best test. But I think it will be a very hard race
tomorrow. Mika and I are very happy with the balance and the tyres. I think
after ten laps we could create a big surprise …”
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