EUROPEAN GRAND PRIX QUALIFYING
Team McLaren Mercedes driver Kimi Raikkonen will be starting
tomorrow's European Grand Prix from fifth on the grid having
set a time of 1:30.933. Juan Pablo Monyoya's time of 1:31.880
means that he will be starting from ninth place. The first
session saw Kimi finish with the third quickest time of 1:31.263
whilst Juan Pablo was ninth with his lap of 1:31.774. In the
second session Kimi and Juan Pablo finished in second and
fifth places with times of 1:30.203 and 1:30.671 respectively.
Qualifying Session One: Qualifying Session Two: Qualifying
Session Three:
Kimi: 3 laps, 1:31.263 (3rd) 3 laps, 1:30.203 (2nd) 14 laps,
1:30.933 (5th)
Juan Pablo: 3 laps, 1:31.774 (9th) 6 laps, 1:30.671 (5th)
13 laps, 1:31.880 (9th)
KIMI RAIKKONEN
"I am happy with the result today as we were not entirely
comfortable with the car in the Friday practice sessions,
but today was much better, and I was able to push and get
the best out of the car. Everyone has worked really hard and
as a result the balance of the car has steadily improved.
I am confident that we can definitely be competitive in the
race tomorrow, but it is always hard to tell until we see
how the strategies unfold."
JUAN PABLO MONTOYA
"This was not a great lap for me as I was still struggling
a little with the set up of the car. We had to change quite
a bit to improve the handling of the car throughout the practice
sessions which resulted in a compromise. However our race
pace is generally strong and I think that we have demonstrated
good speed in the first two sessions. It looks optimistic
for tomorrow's race, as long as we get a clean start of the
line, as overtaking at this circuit is possible."
RON DENNIS
"As the grip improved our tyre choice steadily came right,
which was reflected in both drivers results in the first two
qualifying sessions. Now we will have to see how our race
strategy unfolds tomorrow."
NORBERT HAUG
"Certainly not the places on the grid we have aimed for,
but the team and both drivers have worked very hard since
yesterday and achieved good lap times in Qualifying One and
Two. Tomorrow we will see whether our strategy will pay off."
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