2007 EUROPEAN GRAND PRIX NÜRBURGRING 21 JULY
QUALIFYING
The Honda Racing F1 Team experienced a disappointing qualifying
session at the Nürburgring today where Rubens Barrichello
and Jenson Button ended the day in 14th and 17th positions.
This morning's free practice session looked promising and
a top ten grid slot was a possibility for at least one of
the cars. In the end, Rubens missed out on Q3 by 0.3secs.
He will line up on the seventh row of the grid for the start
of tomorrow's 60-lap race with Jenson two rows behind.
JENSON BUTTON
"I'm massively disappointed. I thought we would qualify
a lot higher but I didn't have the grip and balance that I've
had on new tyres all weekend. We had reasonable pace on Friday
with race fuel but with this many cars in front it is always
going to be a struggle to get near the points."
RUBENS BARRICHELLO
"Today's qualifying was tough. We needed around three
or four tenths more to make the difference and it wasn't possible
to get any more out of the car today. I was generally pretty
happy with my runs but my quick lap at the end of Q2 wasn't
so good because it was difficult to a good out-lap due to
traffic."
JACKY EECKELAERT
Engineering Director
"I'm disappointed with our grid positions today. We know
that the race pace of our car is strong enough to fight for
a top ten position in the race, however we still struggle
to lay the foundations for that in terms of our qualifying
performance. Rubens' car was quite well-balanced after some
set-up changes we made yesterday. Jenson didn't have good
grip or balance in qualifying which is surprising as he had
been happy with the car on new tyres in free practice."
QUALIFYING STATS
Drivers Car No. Chassis No. FP Q1 Q2 Q3
Jenson Button 7 RA107-04 P12 P17 01:32.983 DNQ DNQ
Rubens Barrichello 8 RA107-05 P17 P14 01:32.674 P14 01:32.221
DNQ
Weather Warm and dry
Temperatures Air: 21-23°C Track: 30-39°C
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