BRAZILIAN GRAND PRIX QUALIFYING
Team McLaren Mercedes driver Kimi Raikkonen will start tomorrow's
Brazilian Grand Prix from the front row of the grid having
qualified second with a lap time of 1:11.299. Pedro de la
Rosa will start from 12th place on the grid with his fastest
lap in the second session of 1:11.658.
Qualifying Session One: Qualifying Session Two: Qualifying
Session Three
Kimi: 3 laps, 1:12.035 (10th) 6 laps, 1:11.386 (5th) 12 laps,
1:11.299 (2nd)
Pedro: 6 laps, 1:11.825 (5th) 6 laps, 1:11.658 (12th)
KIMI RAIKKONEN
"This is a great result for all of us today. We did not
turn the engine up till the final session so we were not sure
where we would be, but I really gave it 100% on the final
lap. For sure we will be fighting for the win now, it is going
to be difficult, but our pace is strong in the long runs.
It would be great to finish my last race for Team McLaren
Mercedes on a high and we will be doing everything we can
to achieve this. "
PEDRO DE LA ROSA
"I locked up as I was coming into turn one on my last
lap and as a result I lost a lot of time. Unfortunately this
meant that I have not made it into the top ten at a track
where qualifying is quite important. However the car has felt
good all weekend and I think that our pace tomorrow will be
good. It is going to be a tough race starting from 12th but
we are confident that we can improve and score some points
tomorrow."
RON DENNIS
"A tremendous job by Kimi. Pedro tried a little too hard
on his second set of tyres flatspotting one into the first
corner. As a consequence he failed to qualify in the top ten.
Generally our car worked well and a good result is possible
tomorrow."
NORBERT HAUG
"A great qualifying by Kimi. With his first row grid
position he has got a good basis for the race tomorrow. Pedro
missed a top ten position by just one hundredth of a second
when the best Michelin runner was half a second quicker than
him."
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