MOBIL 1 GERMAN GRAND PRIX QUALIFYING
Hockenheim, Germany,
Kimi Raikkonen, MP4-21 05
Pedro de la Rosa, MP4-21 07
T-car (Kimi), MP4-21 04
Kimi Raikkonen will start tomorrow's Mobil 1 German Grand
Prix from pole position having set the quickest time of 1:14.070
in the final qualifying session. Pedro de la Rosa's ninth
fastest time of 1:15.936 means he will be lining up on the
fifth row of the grid.
Qualifying Session One: Qualifying Session Two: Qualifying
Session Three:
Kimi: 3 laps, 1:15.214 (3rd) 6 laps, 1:14.410 (4th) 10 laps,
1:14.070 (Pole)
Pedro: 4 laps, 1:15.655 (6th) 6 laps, 1:15.021 (10th) 10 laps,
1:15.936 (9th)
KIMI RAIKKONEN
"It was great to get pole today as the car has been working
really well all weekend. We had some new developments at the
test last week and it is clear that they have moved us in
the right direction. Obviously today is only half the story,
but I like this track, and we will have to see what happens
in the race tomorrow. Unfortunately I went off the track on
my last flying lap, I knew I was slower than on my first attempt,
so I pushed a bit harder and ran out of space on the corner,
it is one of those things, but it didn't make any difference."
PEDRO DE LA ROSA
"Qualifying three was a bit messy for me and ninth place
is not what I expected after it had gone so well in the first
two qualifying sessions. The car has been handling really
well throughout the weekend and our Michelin tyres performed
consistently. Unfortunately Ralf Schumacher hit me at the
hairpin and consequently my right rear tyre blew, obviously
this was a misunderstanding of both parties. When I came into
the pits there was rubber from the incident in my brake duct
which caused a small fire. However I am looking forward to
the race where we should be competitive."
RON DENNIS
"Pole is a very good position to avoid any first lap
incidents and allows Kimi the ability to race in clean air.
I'm sure Pedro would have done better if it hadn't been for
his collision with Ralf Schumacher. As you expect the team
is looking forward to a competitive race."
NORBERT HAUG
"A super qualifying lap by Kimi. Pole position at Mercedes-Benz's
home Grand Prix is a nice reward for all the efforts of the
team to further improve our technical package during the last
few weeks. Our speed was good, and mostly the best in the
Michelin camp, throughout all the sessions, and we chose an
aggressive strategy. Pedro's performance was hampered when
his right rear tyre was punctured following Ralf driving into
him. We are now looking forward to tomorrow's German Grand
Prix when we want to perform well in front of the many Mercedes-Benz
supporters."
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