2007 UNITED STATES GRAND PRIX QUALIFYING
Vodafone McLaren Mercedes drivers Lewis Hamilton and Fernando
Alonso will start Sunday’s United States Grand Prix
in Indianapolis from the front row. Lewis is on pole position
after setting a time of 1m12.331 whilst Fernando qualified
second fastest with 1min12.500 - making it the third consecutive
all Vodafone McLaren Mercedes front row since the Monaco Grand
Prix. For Lewis it is the second pole position in a row.
Qualifying Session One: Qualifying Session Two: Qualifying
Session Three:
Fernando: 3 laps, 1:12.416 (1st) 3 laps, 1:11.926 (1st) 12
laps, 1:12.500 (2nd)
Lewis: 3 laps, 1:12.563 (3rd) 3 laps, 1:12.065 (2nd) 13 laps,
1:12.331 (1st)
LEWIS HAMILTON
“To be on pole once again within a week is fantastic
– I like North America! The fans here have been so enthusiastic
and supportive for the team, and I hope they enjoyed today.
I screamed into my helmet when I got the confirmation from
the team of the pole position. It’s a challenge to come
to a track for the first time, and I have learnt new things
every single corner and every single lap. I knew I had to
push very hard in my second run in Q3. The car is working
well, and the team has done a great job – for us to
have both cars on the front row is a real advantage, and hopefully
the team will be able to make the best of it in tomorrow’s
race.”
FERNANDO ALONSO
“I have had a really quick car all weekend and have
been fastest in all practice sessions and the first two parts
of qualifying. As a result I’m extremely confident for
the race tomorrow and am pleased that the team occupy the
front row. I was pushing hard on my last qualifying lap and
whilst I was slightly up in the first sector it was not quite
enough as I lost some time in the second sector. However the
car is working well, and we have had consistent lap times.
The two tyre options we have this weekend are close in their
performances which gives us reason to be optimistic for the
race tomorrow. I’m really looking forward to it and
hope that I can continue my best ever performance at Indianapolis
so far.”
RON DENNIS
“The best possible start to the United States Grand
Prix with both drivers putting in strong performances. The
team has once again worked hard to achieve today’s result.
Both Fernando and Lewis have been consistently quick throughout
the weekend which gives us confidence that we are able to
have a competitive race and gain further points for our World
Championships battle.”
NORBERT HAUG
“A brilliant performance by both Lewis, Fernando and
the entire team. This is the third one-two qualifying result
for us in a row and the second consecutive pole position for
Lewis with Fernando less than two tenths of a second behind
in second place. A great result for Vodafone McLaren Mercedes
in the important United States Grand Prix. I hope we can achieve
a similar result tomorrow, but of course it will be a very
tough race with strong competitors.”
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