2007 TURKISH GRAND PRIX
ISTANBUL - QUALIFYING
In today's qualifying session for the Turkish Grand Prix
the Honda Racing F1 Team drivers Rubens Barrichello and Jenson
Button made it through to Q2 where they ended the session
in 14th and 15th positions respectively. Rubens' time of 1:28.188
was 0.3secs shy of a place in the top 10.
As Jenson came into the pits at the end of the second session
his engine started to lose power and it will now have to be
changed for tomorrow's race, which means he will start from
the back of the grid.
RUBENS BARRICHELLO
"It was a good qualifying. I think we were at the very
limit of the car, as we could see for both myself and Jenson.
It's frustrating to be so near to the top ten, yet in some
ways still a little too far. We seem to have solved a few
of the problems we saw in Hungary, so a better weekend so
far. We will now have to see what tomorrow brings in terms
of results but for sure it will be a tough and very hot race."
JENSON BUTTON
"The first three runs in qualifying went well. On the
last run I tried to push the car a bit more but I just ended
up with a big snap of oversteer and lost quite a bit of time.
That's where we're at though. You either drive the car round
and do OK or try to push and then you're on a knife-edge.
That's what we're dealing with I'm afraid. We'll have to see
what we can do in the race."
JACKY EECKELAERT
Engineering Director
"Rubens had a trouble-free Saturday. This morning in
free practice his car balance had improved since yesterday
and he went on to qualify in P14. Jenson had three good qualifying
runs and was pushing hard but on the last run lost some time
at turn seven and ended the session just behind his team-mate.
Unfortunately, as he came into the pits, his engine started
to lose power and we will now have to change it for tomorrow's
race."
QUALIFYING STATS
Drivers Car No. Chassis No. FP Q1 Q2 Q3
Jenson 7 RA107-04 P15 P13 01:28.373 P15 01:28.220 Did not
qualify
Rubens 8 RA107-05 P16 P16 01:28.792 P14 01:28.188 Did not
qualify
Weather Hot and dry
Temperatures Air: 34-35°C Track: 44-56°C
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