BRITISH GRAND PRIX QUALIFYING
Team McLaren Mercedes driver Kimi Raikkonen will start McLaren's
home Grand Prix at Silverstone from the front row after setting
a time of 1:20.397 in the closing seconds of an exciting qualifying
session. Team mate Juan Pablo Montoya was eighth fastest with
a 1:21.107.
Qualifying Session One: Qualifying Session Two: Qualifying
Session Three:
Kimi: 6 laps, 1:21.648 (4th ) 3 laps, 1:20.497 (2nd) 15 laps,
1:20.397 (2nd)
Juan Pablo: 3 laps, 1:22.169 (7th) 5 laps, 1:20.816 (7th)
15 laps, 1:21.107 (8th)
KIMI RAIKKONEN
"I'm really pleased being on the first row particularly
at Silverstone where a lot of the guys from Woking and Brixworth
are able to come and support us. The car was working well
and in a way I'm a bit disappointed not to be on pole as we
were so close. My final run was a bit tight – I think
there were only a few seconds left – but we made it
and were able to achieve second which is super. We made a
lot of progress from yesterday, and I was really able to push.
Now I look forward to the race tomorrow where we will do everything
to do well. A win is possible, but so much can happen, but
I'm really pleased with today's result and look forward to
tomorrow."
JUAN PABLO MONTOYA
"I have not been able to get the right balance throughout
the weekend and was struggling during qualifying today. I
should be higher up the grid than eighth, and I'm disappointed
with this. However there is a long race tomorrow, and as we
have seen before anything can happen."
RON DENNIS
"A great lap from Kimi to earn him and the whole team
a well deserved front row position. Juan Pablo struggled a
little with the balance of his car but will start the race
knowing he has a good chance to get a strong result. Generally
we struggled a little to get the best out of the tyres in
the first section of the circuit, but hopefully this should
not be an issue in tomorrow's race."
NORBERT HAUG
"A super job by Kimi who managed his best qualifying
lap crossing the line on the very last second before the final
qualifying session was waved off which then gave him his front
row grid position. With a gap of 0.144 seconds behind Fernando
Alonso's pole position was on hand for Kimi. Tomorrow it all
will depend on how the strategies unfold and how the teams
make best use of their tyres on this tyre demanding circuit.
Today was great for all of our colleagues from Woking and
Brixworth – thanks guys for all your efforts, I hope
they will pay off at our home Grand Prix."
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