2007 CHINESE GRAND PRIX QUALIFYING
Vodafone McLaren Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton will start
from pole position in Sunday’s Chinese Grand Prix in
Shanghai, the penultimate round of the 2007 Formula 1 World
Championship. In an exciting qualifying, Lewis set a time
of 1min35.908 and achieved the sixth pole in his 16th Grand
Prix. It is the eighth pole for Vodafone McLaren Mercedes
this year. Team mate Fernando Alonso qualified fourth with
a time of 1min36.576.
Qualifying Session One: Qualifying Session Two: Qualifying
Session Three:
Lewis: 3 laps, 1.35.798 (3rd) 3 laps, 1.35.898 (4th) 10 laps,
1.35.908 (Pole)
Fernando: 3 laps, 1:35.809 (4th) 3 laps, 1.35.845 (3rd) 10
laps, 1.36.576 (4th)
LEWIS HAMILTON
"A very good qualifying for me and the team. I was pretty
confident that we were fast enough to beat the Ferraris here;
however, they looked very strong, particularly in the fast
corners. I made my first run on the prime Bridgestone Potenza
compound, which had been the more consistent tyre so far,
however we opted to do the final run with the option tyres
and luckily this worked perfectly for us. I still expect a
very close fight for tomorrow’s race but we have a strong
strategy and I am optimistic."
FERNANDO ALONSO
"This was not an ideal result for me to be honest, I
really thought I made no mistakes with my laps, but I am still
starting on the second row and the forecast for tomorrow is
possible rain, so perhaps that could help. Anything could
happen in the race, so I have not given up and I will be pushing
100 percent for the win."
RON DENNIS
"Both drivers did a very good job. We expect it to rain
tomorrow, and the best place to start in those conditions
is near the front, so it should be exciting. Our competition
are still going to be strong, but hopefully with our strategy
we will have a good clean race and a great fight for the championship."
NORBERT HAUG
"A first class job of Lewis’s at the right time.
Fernando will start from the second row and still has all
the chances in the race. With rain predicted for tomorrow
it will be crucial to be at the front of the grid, but of
course we are sure to face strong competition. This is the
team’s eighth pole position in the last 12 races which
shows that our performance is heading in the right direction."
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