2006 GERMAN GRAND PRIX
HOCKENHEIM - QUALIFYING
The Honda Racing F1 Team enjoyed a good qualifying session
in Hockenheim today as Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello
found themselves competing at the top of timesheets once again.
Jenson will line up on the second row of the grid for tomorrow's
67 lap race after posting the 4th fastest qualifying time.
His team-mate was less than a tenth behind and will start
right behind him in 6th position.
This afternoon's qualifying result comes hot on the heels
of a strong showing in free practice this morning when Jenson
and Rubens were the 2nd and 3rd fastest drivers on the track.
The team now hopes to carry this performance improvement through
to tomorrow's race and is aiming for a points finish for both
cars.
JENSON BUTTON
"Obviously this is a very positive qualifying result
for us and I'm really pleased that I'll be starting from the
second row tomorrow. We've looked competitive all through
the weekend but I'd prefer to wait and see how the race pans
out. Generally though I'm looking forward to tomorrow. I think
it should be a great race."
RUBENS BARRICHELLO
"I really feel like I had a great lap today and I think
our result shows that it's back to reality in a way. We had
a difficult time in France but we are closer now to where
we should be again. We had a much better test in Jerez and
we seemed to have made some good progress with the car in
a number of areas. I think we can translate today's qualifying
into a positive performance tomorrow and we should be able
to have a strong race with some good points for both of us."
GIL DE FERRAN
Sporting Director
"We had a good day today and are very satisfied with
our qualifying performance . Both Jenson and Rubens did a
great job. The hotter track temperatures today suited our
car and tyres, and the team's hard work is starting to pay
off. So far we have been able to improve a little with each
session and the new engine specification is working well.
Let's see what tomorrow brings."
QUALIFYING STATS
Drivers Car No. Chassis Free Practice 3 Qualifying 1 Qualifying
2 Qualifying
Rubens Barrichello 11 RA106-01 P3 P8 1:15.757 P6 01:17.757
P6 01:14.934
Jenson Button 12 RA106-05 P2 P12 1:15.869 P3 01:15.869 P4
01:14.862
Weather Hot and sunny
Qualifying Temperatures Air: 29-32°C Track: 45-50°C
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