TURKISH GRAND PRIX SATURDAY
Istanbul,
Kimi Raikkonen MP4-21 07
Pedro de la Rosa MP4-21 06
T-car (Kimi) MP4-21 04
Team McLaren Mercedes driver Kimi Raikkonen will start Sunday's
Turkish Grand Prix from seventh on the grid. In the third
part of qualifying Kimi set the eighth fastest time with 1:27.866,
but he will move up one position as Ralf Schumacher will go
back 10 places due to an engine change. In the first two parts
of qualifying Kimi was ninth and sixth respectively with times
of 1:28.236 and 1:27.202. Pedro ended up twelfth fastest in
the second part of qualifying with 1:27.897 and subsequently
did not make it to the final round. In the first session he
was also twelfth setting a fastest lap time of 1:28.403. However
due to Ralf's engine change Pedro will start the race from
11th.
Qualifying Session One: Qualifying Session Two: Qualifying
Session Three:
Kimi: 3 laps, 1:28.236 (9th) 6 laps, 1:27.202 (6th) 10 laps,
1:27.866 (8th)
Pedro: 5 laps, 1:28.403 (12th) 6 laps, 1:27.897 (12th)
KIMI RAIKKONEN
"The times are very close today so even a small improvement
could have made a big difference in where we qualified. I
think we had expected to be slightly higher up, but I will
move one place on the grid to seventh, and as we have seen
many times before anything is possible. The car is handling
quite well, and you never know what strategy the others are
using, so all we can do now is to wait for the race tomorrow."
PEDRO DE LA ROSA
"Not qualifying inside the top ten obviously allows us
to be a bit more flexible with the strategy, so it's not all
bad. I will also move up one position on the grid due to Ralf's
engine change. On my flying laps in the second session I hit
traffic which affected my times. I'm sure that we have made
the right decision with regards to our Michelin tyres. The
car was working well, and I look forward to the race."
RON DENNIS
"We have a good race strategy which should give both
drivers every opportunity to achieve strong finishing positions
in the race tomorrow. Kimi and Pedro are both pleased with
the handling of their cars, so we look forward to a competitive
Turkish Grand Prix."
NORBERT HAUG
"From the first Michelin runner Fernando Alonso in third
to Kimi in eighth there is a little bit more than half a second.
In the race tomorrow we will build on our strategy and our
race speed. Starting from seventh and 11th is not ideal, but
our aim is still to finish as the best Michelin team."
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