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Presseberichte vom Qualifying
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Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull Racing)
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Startplatz: 1
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Q1: 1:30.841
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Q2: 1:30.480
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Q3: 1:29.615
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“The sessions were okay today - in the afternoon I had a bit of a spin and flat-spotted a set of hard tyres. We also had a problem with the brake pedal, but nothing big. The pace of the car was good. The new section of the track is quite low speed, but it’s not as slow as we expected and doesn’t kill the rhythm. It adds something new and makes if more of a challenge. The track here is magnificent; it’s good fun, so I’m looking forward to tomorrow.”
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© Quelle: www.formula1.com
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Mark Alan Webber (Red Bull Racing)
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Startplatz: 2
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Q1: 1:30.858
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Q2: 1:30.114
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Q3: 1:29.758
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“A pretty good day apart from the electrical problem at the end, which was a shame - we lost a few laps. The car seems to be going pretty well here otherwise - I think a few of the other teams were sandbagging a bit, but we’re happy with our programme and looking forward to qualifying. The new section of the track is pretty difficult, but they got it right I think - it’s a good challenge for the drivers.”
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© Quelle: www.formula1.com
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Fernando Alonso (Ferrari)
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Startplatz: 3
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Q1: 1:30.997
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Q2: 1:30.700
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Q3: 1:30.426
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“We knew that at this type of circuit, the Red Bulls would be out of reach, but we managed to get ahead of the rest of the pack. We are aware we still need to up our performance level but it was important to get a positive indication and I think that, thanks to all the work we have done in the past weeks on the development of the car, we have managed to do that. On my final run, I had traffic in sector three – I think it might have been Michael – but even with a clear track ahead of me, I definitely would not have improved my grid position. Up until now, the weekend has gone well but now we must tackle the part that counts, the race: we must try and finish on the podium, because we need to score a lot of points. In terms of pace, we have proved to be competitive and we must try and at least put the Red Bulls under some pressure to ensure they don’t have an easy time of getting the win. In two days we have seen how easy it is to lose precious time through small errors and this circuit is pretty tough on the cars. This morning’s problem? There was a slight water leak because of a problem with a pipe, but it was all fixed in the break before qualifying.”
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© Quelle: Scuderia Ferrari F1
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Lewis Hamilton (McLaren Mercedes)
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Startplatz: 4
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Q1: 1:31.297
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Q2: 1:31.118
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Q3: 1:30.556
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“It’s a fantastic feeling to be racing at home again. You feel that the most when you launch from the pitlane exit and see so many fans on the banking - and they’re all waving at you! And when you’re driving, you really can pick out all those rocket-red caps all around the track, even on a Friday. And that support is definitely a bonus. The fans always make my weekend - the Silverstone fans are the best in the world.
“We spent both sessions running with the new components. I definitely feel we’ve made a step forward from the last race. This circuit is a bit like Barcelona, where we were one second behind Red Bull - I don’t think we’ll be seeing that sort of gap tomorrow though, hopefully.
“It was fun to try the new track configuration for the first time. The new section is very fast and flowing, and I don’t think it interrupts your rhythm too much. It still feels a little weird turning right at Abbey rather than left, and there’s a big bump there too, but that just makes it more exciting. We haven’t got the optimum out of the car yet, there’s still more to come.”
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© Quelle: www.formula1.com
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Nico Rosberg (Mercedes GP Petronas)
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Startplatz: 5
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Q1: 1:31.626
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Q2: 1:31.085
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Q3: 1:30.625
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“I’m really pleased with fifth place today and it shows good progress after being so far back in Valencia at the last race. This is a positive step and important for us to know that we really understood what the problems were and how efficiently we have been able to turn the situation around. Everyone at the factory has worked really hard and this gives us a great chance for the race tomorrow at one of our home circuits. My lap was good today and it’s nice to be fighting back up there towards the front again. I’m looking forward to the race and if I get a good start, then we have every reason to expect a strong result.”
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© Quelle: http://www.mercedes-gp.com
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Robert Kubica (Renault)
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Startplatz: 6
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Q1: 1:31.680
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Q2: 1:31.344
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Q3: 1:31.040
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„Silverstone war für uns bisher kein einfaches Rennwochenende. Wir haben laufend mit dem Fahrverhalten und den unbefriedigenden Rundenzeiten gekämpft. Wir bauten vieles um, aber es war schwierig, alles optimal auf die Reihe zu bekommen. Vor diesem Hintergrund war es schon ein toller Erfolg, überhaupt das dritte Zeitfahren zu erreichen. Ich bin natürlich sehr glücklich, dass ich in Q3 dann Startplatz sechs schaffte. Auch mit meiner Rundenzeit bin ich sehr zufrieden – umso mehr, da ich in der ersten Runde meines letzten schnellen Versuchs in Kurve 1 eine echte Schrecksekunde hatte und bei Tempo 270 fast die Kontrolle verloren hätte. Bei den Aussichten fürs Rennen muss man berücksichtigen, dass es in Silverstone immer sehr schwierig ist zu überholen. Wie üblich spielen deshalb der Start und die Boxenstopps eine entscheidende Rolle.“
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© Quelle: www.ing-renaultf1.com
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Felipe Massa (Ferrari)
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Startplatz: 7
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Q1: 1:31.313
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Q2: 1:31.010
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Q3: 1:31.172
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“I am pleased with the performance of my car which was competitive today. Unfortunately, I always struggled a lot in terms of getting grip from the tyres on the first lap on a new set, as was especially obvious in Q3. I would say that here we saw the same situation that arose in Melbourne and to a greater extent in Barcelona. A shame, as I could have got a better result. I remain very confident for the race: yesterday, when we had a heavy fuel load on board, we managed to maintain a good pace and I hope that tomorrow, it will be even better. I plan to make up some places compared to my grid position, although I am aware it will not be easy. Despite the modifications, in my opinion, the track does not produce many overtaking opportunities: let’s see what we can do.”
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© Quelle: Scuderia Ferrari F1
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Rubens Barrichello (Williams)
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Startplatz: 8
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Q1: 1:31.424
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Q2: 1:31.126
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Q3: 1:31.175
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Top eight in qualifying is a good effort by the team. We still have to improve but today’s result is satisfying and probably the best we could hope for. I hope we can get into the top six tomorrow. The cars are all very close, and there aren’t too many overtaking opportunities around the lap, so it’s going to be a good battle. The upgrades are all working well, but they need more development if we are to move higher up the field.
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© Quelle: Williams F1 Team
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Pedro de la Rosa (BMW Sauber F1 Team)
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Startplatz: 9
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Q1: 1:31.533
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Q2: 1:31.327
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Q3: 1:31.274
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„Ich bin sehr glücklich. Das war nicht nur mein bisher bestes Qualifying in diesem Jahr, es war der insgesamt beste Samstag, denn schon im freien Training war mein Auto sehr gut. Wir haben in den beiden Trainings am Freitag viel gelernt und einige Veränderungen vorgenommen, sowohl aerodynamisch als auch mechanisch. Jetzt verhält sich mein Auto sehr konstant. Vor diesem Wochenende hatten wir uns ausgemalt, dass es hier aufgrund der schnellen Kurven ganz gut für uns laufen könnte, und das klappt in der Tat. Es ist gut, Erwartungen zu erfüllen. Die neuen Teile, die wir in Valencia am Auto hatten, haben funktioniert, und die kleinen Verbesserungen, die wir mit nach Silverstone gebracht haben, sind auch ein Fortschritt.“
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© Quelle: BMW Sauber F1 Team
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Michael Schumacher (Mercedes GP Petronas)
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Startplatz: 10
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Q1: 1:32.058
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Q2: 1:31.022
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Q3: 1:31.430
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“Clearly I am disappointed after today’s qualifying as I couldn’t get my lap together in Q3. After the second session which was pretty good, I wasn’t able to maximise my performance and I am obviously unhappy about my grid position. I made a small mistake on my first quick lap so I slowed down to give the tyres the possibility to work again for the second fast lap. But there wasn’t much more to come and so I pushed harder and therefore made some mistakes. Now I will have to work hard for the race tomorrow which will be difficult from where I am starting as overtaking here is not really possible. I have to do a good start and see how far I can get. I will certainly try to make the most out of it.”
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© Quelle: http://www.mercedes-gp.com
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Adrian Sutil (Force India)
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Startplatz: 11
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Q1: 1:31.109
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Q2: 1:31.399
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Q3:
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We have had a good car the whole weekend but we struggled a bit with the tyre grip today so the result is a little bit disappointing in the end. In Q1 I could set a good time on the hard tyre and it looked really good for a Q3 slot but then in Q2 I just couldn’t get a good lap any more and couldn’t go any quicker. We need to investigate why we couldn’t go faster on the softer tyre but it’s not the end of the world and P11 is a good position to start. The top 10 is of course the goal for the weekend, so it’s important to finish the race, then anything is possible.
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© Quelle: Force India
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Kamui Kobayashi (BMW Sauber F1 Team)
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Startplatz: 12
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Q1: 1:31.851
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Q2: 1:31.421
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Q3:
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„Insgesamt ist das Auto auf jeden Fall besser geworden. Aber heute fand ich es schwierig, eine komplette Runde gut hinzubekommen. Eine Kurve habe ich prima erwischt, die nächste wieder nicht. Mal war der Grip da, mal nicht. Mir hat die Konstanz gefehlt. Aber das Rennen ist eine andere Geschichte, und von Startplatz zwölf habe ich eine Chance, Punkte zu holen.“
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© Quelle: BMW Sauber F1 Team
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Nico Hülkenberg (Williams)
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Startplatz: 13
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Q1: 1:32.144
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Q2: 1:31.635
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Q3:
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Traffic really destroyed qualifying for me today. As I was going into the first corner on a quick lap in Q2, Liuzzi exited the pitlane under blue flags but didn’t move out of my way. That ruined my lap from the outset as I couldn’t get past him. I also struggled with the car today. I don’t know why and I’ll be looking into that with my engineers now.
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© Quelle: Williams F1 Team
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Jenson Button (McLaren Mercedes)
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Startplatz: 14
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Q1: 1:31.435
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Q2: 1:31.699
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Q3:
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“It’s great to be back at Silverstone. Hearing all the fans cheering you when you first walk into the garage makes it such a special atmosphere - it was a really great start to my day. And the number of rocket-red caps in the grandstands was unbelievable - when I first saw them, I thought it was for another team, then I realised they were for us, which was amazing.
“And I think the new layout works, too. I put this circuit up there with the best in the world, like Spa and Suzuka, and getting a good balance around here is such a good feeling. There are a couple of new grandstands down at Turn 13, where there’s a good opportunity for overtaking, particularly if somebody gets out of shape at Turn 11. If I was a spectator around here, I think I’d want to be at that corner, because there could be a lot of action there.
“Our day was a little trickier than we’d expected. I couldn’t get a set-up with the new package. We improved through the day, but there’s still a lot of work to do, and we’re not where we want to be with the balance yet. As always, the Red Bulls look very fast, and it’s going to be tough to challenge them. So we’ve just got to hope we make a good step forward tonight.
“But I’m still positive; I remember in Turkey last year, I really struggled on Friday, and yet I won the race. And I’d really love to win my home Grand Prix in front of all the fans here. This is a special weekend for everyone in our team - we want to get the best out of car, and put on a show for all the thousands of people who’ll be cheering us on.”
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© Quelle: Team McLaren Ltd 2009
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Vitaly Petrov (Renault)
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Startplatz: 15
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Q1: 1:31.638
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Q2: 1:31.796
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Q3:
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„Zu Beginn der Session sah es sehr gut aus: Die Rundenzeit stimmte und das Auto hatte den nötigen Speed. Doch nach meinem ersten Run in Q2 setzte bei der Einfahrt in die Boxengasse plötzlich der Motor aus. Meine Mechaniker leisteten fantastische Arbeit und machten mein Auto so schnell wieder flott, dass ich noch mal rausgehen konnte. Aber vor meiner letzten fliegenden Runde in Q2 habe ich wohl die Reifen nicht ausreichend aufgewärmt – ich muss mir in den Datenaufzeichnungen anschauen, woran das lag. Wir wissen, dass es morgen im Rennen fast unmöglich ist zu überholen, aber ich werde wie immer mein Bestes geben.“
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© Quelle: www.ing-renaultf1.com
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Sébastien Buemi (Toro Rosso)
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Startplatz: 16
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Q1: 1:31.901
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Q2: 1:32.012
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Q3:
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“I think today was quite good for us, at least better than it seems from looking at our times. In general I was happy with the car and we saw some useful improvements from the changes we made to the set-up and another positive factor is that we managed a good long stint on the Option tyre. I am pretty confident for the rest of the weekend, but we must continue to work hard. I enjoyed the new circuit layout, as the new section is attractive, although there is a big bump entering Turn 11. As usual, after FP2, we must now make a good job of drawing the right conclusions from the data we have gathered.”
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© Quelle: www.formula1.com
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Jaime Alguersuari (Toro Rosso)
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Startplatz: 17
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Q1: 1:32.430
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Q2:
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Q3:
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“Another new circuit in an F1 car for me, even if part of it is new to everyone. So, much of today consisted of learning the track and finding out how to set up the car. On the tyre front, we did a useful comparison between the two compounds, so it was an information gathering day and I expect a lot more from tomorrow. Before then, I need to look at the data to see where I am losing out to my team-mate. This year, every time we have been at a circuit that I had not driven before in an F1 car, I improved a lot from Friday to Saturday so I expect this will again be the case this weekend. In general, I enjoyed the circuit, apart from the big bump at Turn 11.”
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© Quelle: Scuderia Toro Rosso
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Heikki Kovalainen (Lotus F1 Racing)
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Startplatz: 18
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Q1: 1:34.405
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Q2:
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Q3:
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“I’m pleased because I’m in the position I targeted for qualifying, but even though we’re the fastest of the new teams, that wasn’t my best qualifying session this year. It was pretty tricky out there today – it was windier than in FP3 and I found the balance wasn’t quite where it had been this morning. Nevertheless, we’re in a good position and good shape for tomorrow. The car feels good on the heavier fuel load, so I think we’ll be ok. I also want to say that Jarno did a great job out there – to be within half a second after the bad luck he’s had all weekend is great, and I hope we can get both cars home tomorrow. That’s the main goal, so let’s see what happens.”
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© Quelle: http://www.lotusracing.my/
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Timo Glock (Virgin Racing)
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Startplatz: 19
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Q1: 1:34.775
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Q2:
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Q3:
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“It has been quite a difficult weekend leading up to Qualifying. We experienced a lot of technical problems throughout Free Practice and I couldn’t do any proper set-up work. This morning I had a problem with the throttle pedal and I didn’t have any proper running on the Option tyre, so we went pretty blind into Qualifying in terms of the set-up. In the end I was quite happy with the car, even though it still isn’t fully fine-tuned. However my two Qualifying laps were really good and I’m very pleased to be ahead of Lucas despite the difficulties. We’re also closer to Lotus, having beaten Jarno and being only two or three tenths behind Heikki. It is really positive for the Team and shows our aero package really works. With an easier weekend I think we would have been closer to them. We now have to wait and see how the race goes for us but I’m looking forward to a good fight with Lotus.”
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© Quelle: Virgin Racing
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Vitantonio Liuzzi (Force India)
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Startplatz: 20
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Q1: 1:32.226
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Q2: 1:31.708
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Q3:
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We need to work to understand why we were not so fast this session as we believed a Q3 position was possible with both cars based on the performance in practice. In Q1 it went OK and the balance in both the high and slow speed corners was quite good. Unfortunately I only got one flying lap on my first run and then on the second couldn’t improve. I think P12 or higher was there, but it can happen. We’ll now start 20th because of the penalty – we thought that we had to keep Nico [Hulkenberg] behind and I didn’t realise he was on a hot lap. From there it’s not going to be easy but there are overtaking spots here at least, plus the incentive of racing in front of our home crowd.
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© Quelle: Force India
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Jarno Trulli (Lotus F1 Racing)
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Startplatz: 21
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Q1: 1:34.864
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Q2:
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Q3:
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“I’m pretty happy with my result to be honest – I managed to learn the circuit very quickly, almost having to do so during qualifying as the problems I had on Friday and Saturday meant I’ve had very little time on track! Qualifying was the first time I managed to really push the car, as a hydraulics problem had cut short FP3, so, overall, I’m happy and my position is better than I expected.”
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© Quelle: http://www.lotusracing.my/
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Lucas Di Grassi (Virgin Racing)
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Startplatz: 22
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Q1: 1:35.212
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Q2:
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Q3:
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“I think we improved the car a lot since the last race. It feels much better and I’m looking forward to the Race tomorrow. For Qualifying we didn’t achieve the best lap possible because I wasn’t able to put a lap together and there is more to come from the car. The positive is that we are much closer to Lotus and our upgrades are proven to be exactly as we expected so I’m pleased.”
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© Quelle: Virgin Racing
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Karun Chandhok (HRT F1)
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Startplatz: 23
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Q1: 1:36.576
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Q2:
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Q3:
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“I had quite a messy run with traffic which was really frustrating. We lost about four tenths on the first run when I was in traffic on my quickest lap. Then on the second run, I had a lot of traffic on the out lap and couldn't get the tyres in the window. It's a shame because we had the potential to go at least half a second faster. Considering that I was faster this morning in FP3 I think I could have been quicker without the traffic. It's going to be a long hard race tomorrow with the high loads on the tyres and the bumps and we'll do the best job we can."
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© Quelle: HRT F1 Racing
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Sakon Yamamoto (HRT F1)
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Startplatz: 24
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Q1: 1:36.968
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Q2:
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Q3:
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“Yesterday, it was a memorial day for me in my life being back in Formula 1 on my birthday. I am very pleased about the qualifying result even though it was a bit difficult because of changing wind directions. I like this circuit because it is very challenging for the driver and the new track layout is also quite interesting. We expected to go a bit quicker but the car balance was slightly changing compared to the morning session. We will have to find it out for tomorrow. I am looking forward to the race and I am going to do as best as I could to give something back to the team.”
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© Quelle: HRT F1 Racing
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