CHINESE GRAND PRIX SATURDAY
Team McLaren Mercedes drivers Kimi Raikkonen and Pedro de
la Rosa will start tomorrow's Chinese Grand Prix from fifth
and seventh place respectively after setting times of 1m45.754
and 1m45.877. Rain affected both this morning's practice session
and qualifying.
Qualifying Session One: Qualifying Session Two: Qualifying
Session Three:
Kimi: 7 laps, 1:44.909 (5th) 6 laps, 1:45.663 (8th) 9 laps,
1:45.754 (5th)
Pedro: 6 laps, 1:44.808 (4th) 8 laps, 1:45.095 (5th ) 9 laps,
1:45.877 (7th)
KIMI RAIKKONEN
"It was a bit of a lottery in qualifying as it was really
wet and slippery on track. However we did what we could and
fifth is not too bad considering that I had traffic in the
final corner which cost me a few tenths. The interesting thing
will be to see what the weather will do tomorrow. I lost my
mirror during the final qualifying session but didn't notice
it, and it had no effect. Now we will see what happens in
the race."
PEDRO DE LA ROSA
"A very eventful qualifying where I was constantly battling
to stay on track, and had a lot of near spins. At the start
of my flying lap when my Michelin tyres were at their hottest
and had the most grip I was blocked by a car exiting the pitlane.
I had to run wide to avoid a collision, and it was about three
corners before I was able to get past by which point my tyres
had cooled off. However in general I'm happy with the performance
of our car and the Michelin tyres which is why we were consistent
timing wise throughout qualifying, which is always encouraging."
RON DENNIS
"The wet weather and a bit of on-track Shanghai traffic
affected today's qualifying. However from grid positions five
and seven anything is possible. The car and our Michelin tyres
are working well, and we look forward to tomorrow.
NORBERT HAUG
"These were extremely difficult conditions today which
saw many drivers being caught out. With grid positions on
row three and four we have a decent basis for tomorrow's race."
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