CANADIAN GRAND PRIX QUALIFYING
Team McLaren Mercedes drivers Kimi Raikkonen and Juan Pablo
Montoya will start tomorrow's Canadian Grand Prix from third
and seventh positions respectively. Kimi set a fastest lap
time of 1:15.386 in the third part of qualifying whilst Juan
Pablo's time was 1:16.228.
Qualifying Session One: Qualifying Session Two: Qualifying
Session Three:
Kimi: 7 laps, 1:15.376 (2nd) 8 laps, 1:15.273
(5th) 15 laps, 1:15.386 (3rd)
Juan Pablo: 4 laps, 1:16.251 (6th) 6 laps,
1:15.253 (3rd) 16 laps, 1:16.228 (7th)
KIMI RAIKKONEN
"As the last couple of races have shown we are obviously
going in the right direction with the car and I'm pleased
to have qualified in third. The car felt fantastic this morning
during practice, but we had to make some minor changes bearing
the race in mind and I wasn't as comfortable during qualifying
and was sliding a lot more. As a result third is very good
and I'm confident that we should be able to leave Montreal
with a strong result."
JUAN PABLO MONTOYA
"The first two parts of qualifying were very good for
me. However I pushed a little bit too hard in the last run
and made a mistake at the chicane which cost me a lot of time
– I think without this I probably would have been on
the second row with Kimi. This is quite frustrating as overall
my car was pretty good today. Anyway I'm relaxed and I will
look at my options and see what happens to put myself in the
best position during the race."
RON DENNIS
"Our weekend so far has unfolded pretty much as expected.
Slowly but surely the competitiveness of the team is improving.
Whilst Juan Pablo's grid position could have been a little
better, our race strategy should contribute to a strong result
for both cars."
NORBERT HAUG
"Our competitiveness looked a little better in the Free
Practice sessions and after grid position three in Monaco
and two at Silverstone we start from the second row again.
It will be difficult to win but I think Kimi, Juan Pablo and
their cars are strong enough to fight for podium finishes."
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