“I think he's done a good job,” defending F1 World Champion and Valencia pole-sitter Lewis Hamilton told international news agency Reuters. “He's not put it in the wall; he's kept it on the track. It's an incredibly tall order to jump into the footsteps of Felipe Massa.
“He hasn't even raced for ten years, so I think anyone who has taken that long out of the car is going to struggle, but instead I think he has done a good job just to keep it on the track and bit-by-bit he will catch up.”
“I don't know what else you could have expected,” McLaren-Mercedes team-mate Heikki Kovalainen. “Sometimes the tyres warm up, or they overheat or they don't warm up, and it's much more complicated than a few years ago where they brought out tyres that worked straightaway in different conditions. I think that knocks the driver's confidence very easily – if the tyres are not working 100 per cent you can't push if you don't feel you have the grip.”
Compatriot Jarno Trulli encouraged the former International F3000 (now GP2 Series) champion to simply enjoy the occasion.
“We are in the business and we all know how hard it is,” stated the Toyota star. “People from the outside would probably expect more, but it is impossible honestly. I think he has to enjoy what he is doing and try to do his best step-by-step, because miracles do not happen like this. If miracles happen then we should save them for much more important things.”
“He hasn't even raced for ten years, so I think anyone who has taken that long out of the car is going to struggle, but instead I think he has done a good job just to keep it on the track and bit-by-bit he will catch up.”
“I don't know what else you could have expected,” McLaren-Mercedes team-mate Heikki Kovalainen. “Sometimes the tyres warm up, or they overheat or they don't warm up, and it's much more complicated than a few years ago where they brought out tyres that worked straightaway in different conditions. I think that knocks the driver's confidence very easily – if the tyres are not working 100 per cent you can't push if you don't feel you have the grip.”
Compatriot Jarno Trulli encouraged the former International F3000 (now GP2 Series) champion to simply enjoy the occasion.
“We are in the business and we all know how hard it is,” stated the Toyota star. “People from the outside would probably expect more, but it is impossible honestly. I think he has to enjoy what he is doing and try to do his best step-by-step, because miracles do not happen like this. If miracles happen then we should save them for much more important things.”
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