2006 FRENCH GRAND PRIX MAGNY COURS
QUALIFYING
After a solid start to the weekend yesterday, the Honda Racing
F1 Team endured a disappointing qualifying session in Magny
Cours.
With both drivers lacking grip and struggling with the pace
of the car, Jenson Button could only finish 19th in the first
session after encountering traffic on his quick run which
held him up considerably. On the other side of the garage,
Rubens made it through to the second session where he was
unable to improve on his time, finishing in 14th position.
JENSON BUTTON
"I had my run ruined by traffic today in the first session
which is obviously very disappointing. Having said that, the
car just wasn't quick enough and we were not on the pace for
the quick qualifying lap. It would have been nice to do two
new tyre runs in the first session but we didn't have time.
It's a shame because this is one of the circuits that I really
enjoy but we'll just have to see if we can fight our way through
from the back and salvage something from the weekend."
RUBENS BARRICHELLO
"I had a little bit of traffic on section one of my last
run but we're just not quick enough. We maybe could have gone
a little bit faster but not a lot and unfortunately that was
the pace of the car today. We feel that we're missing some
grip in the middle of the corner, although actually the balance
of the car itself is not so bad. On the long runs we seem
to have a good pace so that is something for tomorrow, but
we are starting so far back that it will be very tough to
get a result from here."
GIL DE FERRAN
Sporting Director
"This isn't where we expected to be today and that's
very frustrating. After this morning's session we were hopeful
to be in the top ten. However Jenson was plagued with traffic
in Q1 and we just couldn't make the cut with Rubens in Q2.
We lacked the pace with both cars to be at the sharp end of
the fight today. Nevertheless we will do our best tomorrow
and try to come away with some points."
QUALIFYING STATS
Drivers Car No. Chassis Free Practice 3 Qualifying 1 Qualifying
2 Qualifying 3
Rubens Barrichello 11 RA106-01 P20 P15 1:17.022 P14 1:17.027
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Jenson Button 12 RA106-05 P6 P19 1:17.495 - -
Weather Hot and sunny
Qualifying Temperatures Air: 33-36°C Track: 51-56°C
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