Sepang, Qualifying
Kimi Raikkonen MP4-21 02
Juan Pablo Montoya MP4-21 03
T-car MP4-21 01 (Kimi)
MALAYSIAN GRAND PRIX QUALIFYING
Juan Pablo Montoya and Kimi Raikkonen finished qualifying
for tomorrow's Malaysian Grand Prix in sixth and seventh position
respectively after setting times of 1:34.916 and 1:34.983
in the final session. Qualifying took place in ambient temperatures
of 38 degrees Celsius with track temperatures souring to 51
degrees. In the first session Juan Pablo set the fastest time
with 1:34.536, with Kimi's lap of 1:34.667 being second. The
second session saw Kimi finish with the fifth fastest time
of 1:34.351 whilst Juan Pablo's time of 1:34.568 was the eighth
fastest. Juan Pablo and Kimi will start from fifth and sixth
on the grid tomorrow after Michael Schumacher will drop 10
places from fourth following an engine change.
Qualifying Session one: Qualifying Session two: Qualifying
Session three:
Juan Pablo: 3 laps, 1:34.536 (1st) 3 laps, 1:34.568 (8th)
12 laps, 1:34.916 (6th)
Kimi: 3 laps, 1:34.667 (2nd) 3 laps, 1:34.351 (5th) 12 laps,
1:34.983 (7th)
JUAN PABLO MONTOYA
“I am happy with our qualifying result today, and we
will see tomorrow with the different fuel loads just how well
we have done. Hopefully the Michelin tyres will continue to
perform, so far they have been good, but it is a very long
and hot race. We have worked intensively on the set-up of
the car and I am much happier with it. I am looking forward
to a good race tomorrow where we can hopefully be challenging
at the front."
KIMI RAIKKONEN
“I had a little bit of traffic on my out lap at the
end of the session which disrupted my flying lap. As a result
I didn't do as well as I could have, but I am pretty happy
with the result. The car could still be better but I think
that we have a competitive strategy and we will still be strong
in the race tomorrow.”
RON DENNIS
“We are very comfortable with the outcome of today's
qualifying session and we look forward to our race strategy
unfolding.”
NORBERT HAUG
“With Juan Pablo starting in fifth and Kimi in sixth
position both our cars are in good position for tomorrow's
race. With our strategy we should be in good shape.”
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