MONACO GRAND PRIX QUALIFYING
Monte Carlo, Saturday 27th May 2006
Kimi Raikkonen MP4-21 02
Juan Pablo Montoya MP4-21 05
T-car (Juan Pablo) MP4-21 02
Team McLaren Mercedes drivers Kimi Raikkonen and Juan Pablo
Montoya will start tomorrow's Monaco Grand Prix from fourth
and sixth positions respectively after setting fastest lap
times in the third and final qualifying session of 1:14.140
and 1:14.664. In both the first and second session Kimi was
fastest overall and in the second he set the fastest time
of the weekend so far with a 1:13.352.
The team was shocked to learn of Edouard Michelin's untimely
death. Everybody from McLaren and Mercedes-Benz as well as
the drivers would like to send their condolences to his family,
friends and all his colleagues at Michelin.
Qualifying Session One: Qualifying Session Two: Qualifying
Session Three:
Kimi: 7 laps, 1:13.887 (1st) 3 laps, 1:13.352 (1st) 16 laps,
1:14.140 (4th)
Juan Pablo: 7 laps, 1:14.483 (5th) 10 laps, 1:14.295 (9th)
15 laps, 1:14.664 (6th)
KIMI RAIKKONEN
"I'm very happy with the car and was really able to push
throughout qualifying. I believe that I could have claimed
pole position, but then I hit traffic on my second and last
flying lap – but that is Monaco. We are still on the
second row and with a good start and a strong strategy we
are definitely in with a chance for a good result."
JUAN PABLO MONTOYA
"I struggled a bit with traffic as well as understeer,
so could probably have qualified a bit higher up the grid.
However we have a good car here and a strong strategy for
the race, so we will see what happens. Third row is not the
end of the world, and I'm confident that it should be a good
Grand Prix which I'm looking forward to."
RON DENNIS
"Our grid positions and race strategy give us every chance
to leave Monte Carlo with good results. Both Kimi and Juan
Pablo put in solid laps but struggled with the Monaco traffic
.We all look forward to the race tomorrow."
NORBERT HAUG
"Following two best times in the first two parts and
the fastest time of the weekend in the second session qualifying
on pole position was possible for Kimi. He was hampered by
traffic on his last flying lap, and that prevented him from
achieving more. Nevertheless positions on rows two and three
are a good basis for tomorrow's race."
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