2006 BRITISH GRAND PRIX
SILVERSTONE - QUALIFYING
Rubens Barrichello will start tomorrow's British Grand Prix
from the 3rd row of the grid after posting the 6th fastest
time for the Honda Racing F1 Team in today's qualifying session.
On the other side of the garage, British hero Jenson Button
had his hopes of qualifying well in front of his home crowd
shattered when he was not fast enough on his first run and
a call to the weighbridge left insufficient time for a second
run.
RUBENS BARRICHELLO
"We achieved our target this afternoon which was to put
the car in the top six. By the end of the session, we saw
that it was very close at the front and we could perhaps have
achieved a little bit more and finished 5th. Overall though
I'm happy. I'm truly disappointed for Jenson because of his
situation and everyone knows that he should have been up there
with me as well. I love to race here so I'm looking forward
to tomorrow now. It should be a good race."
JENSON BUTTON
"I'm obviously massively disappointed for myself, the
team and all of the fans. My first run wasn't quick enough
because we had quite low grip. If the car isn't working well
on the first run, you don't want to push it to the limit because
the penalty for going off the track and not completing a lap
is so high. The circuit was improving massively all the time
and we thought we would get a second chance to do a run, but
then I got called on to the weighbridge and that effectively
finished my session. Everyone wants to do well in their home
race and I could have done so much better today, but I believe
that points are possible and I'll be doing everything I can
to get back up there tomorrow."
GIL DE FERRAN
Sporting Director
"We have mixed feelings about today. On the one hand
we are happy with Rubens' qualifying effort; there were some
anxious moments at the end of Q1 and Q2, but in the end Rubens
did a fantastic job and got everything possible out of the
car. With regard to Jenson, we are all terribly disappointed
about what happened. In summary, his first run wasn't quick
enough and when he got called to the scales it was impossible
for him to complete another run. Clearly both cars are much
closer in pace than their final qualifying positions would
indicate, therefore we look forward to a hard-fought race
with both Rubens and Jenson in front of the British crowd."
SHUHEI NAKAMOTO
Management Board Member - Honda Racing F1 Team, Engineering
Director - Honda Racing Development
"We cannot be satisfied with today's performance. Rubens
showed the potential of the car and did a good job to get
the car on the third row but we are obviously disappointed
with Jenson's position. We must improve and race hard tomorrow."
QUALIFYING STATS
Drivers Car No. Chassis Free Practice 3 Qualifying 1 Qualifying
2 Qualifying 3
Rubens Barrichello 11 RA106-01 P7 P15 P9 P6 1:20.943
Jenson Button 12 RA106-04 P11 P19 1:23.247 - -
T-Car - RA106-03
Weather Warm and sunny
Qualifying Temperatures Air: 28-30°C Track: 43-46°C
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