2007 SANTANDER BRITISH GRAND PRIX QUALIFYING
Fernando Alonso MP4-22 06
Lewis Hamilton MP4-22 04
T-car MP4-22 05
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McLaren Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton will start Sunday's
Santander British Grand Prix from pole position. It is the
50th pole for the McLaren Mercedes partnership; the fourth
for the Vodafone McLaren Mercedes team this year and the third
for Lewis. In an exciting qualifying, he was the last driver
on track on a fast lap and set a time of 1:19.997. Fernando
Alonso, fastest in both of the first sessions of qualifying,
will start Vodafone McLaren Mercedes’ home Grand Prix
third on the grid with a time of 1:20.147, only 1.5 tenths
of a second behind Lewis.
Qualifying Session One: Qualifying Session Two: Qualifying
Session Three:
Lewis: 4 laps, 1:19.885 (4th) 3 laps, 1:19.400 (3rd) 12 laps,
1:19.997 (1st)
Fernando: 3 laps, 1:19.330 (1st) 3 laps, 1:19.152 (1st) 12
laps, 1:20.147 (3rd)
LEWIS HAMILTON
"That was an intense qualifying session. The Ferraris
were extremely quick, as was Fernando. I lost a bit of time
on my first flying lap, so I really just had to pull it all
out and thankfully I did a sweet job on that last lap. I really
couldn’t have done it without the team, who changed
the tyres so quickly and got me out in time. I just can’t
wait for tomorrow now, and I am going to do the best job that
I can. It is great to see so many supporters, today has been
fantastic. I nearly lost my voice, when I came across the
line I was screaming just as loud as all the fans."
FERNANDO ALONSO
"I am quite happy with the car and we performed well
today. Obviously I wanted to be on pole position but third
place was the best we could do. Hopefully tomorrow in the
race the car will continue to be strong and our strategy will
give us the chance to improve on this. I was not so happy
with the car yesterday but today it has been much quicker.
That is thanks to the fantastic work from the team overnight
to make some changes, as it felt like a different car this
morning in practice."
RON DENNIS
"It has been a great day today and both drivers did a
fantastic job, just how good will be revealed tomorrow as
the race unfolds. We can all enjoy today and tonight, but
the race is tomorrow. It has been great to see so many people
here supporting the team."
NORBERT HAUG
"You can’t do any better, and it couldn’t
get any more exciting. This was a thrilling qualifying and
motor racing at its best. Lewis showed an excellent performance
achieving pole position in his first ever home Grand Prix
which was the 50th for the McLaren Mercedes partnership. Fernando
did an excellent job, he is third with less than1.5 tenths
of a second behind pole. First and third is a great base for
tomorrow’s race, as both of our cars will start on the
clean side of the track. This is an ideal result for all the
colleagues and their families from Woking and Brixworth who
came to attend this race weekend and to see the team in action."
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