2007 French Grand Prix Qualifying Report
Adrian Sutil (car 20, F8-VII/03):
FP3: 21st 1:17.517 (21 laps)
Q1: 22nd 1:17.915 (5 laps)
Christijan Albers (car 21, F8-VII/01):
FP3: 22nd 1:17.705 (23 laps)
Q1: 21st 1:17.826 (6 laps)
Weather: FP3: Highs of 21 C ambient, 29 C track / Q: Highs
of 22 C ambient, 30 C track.
The Etihad Aldar Spyker Formula One Team's fortunes were
little improved in the second day of the French Grand Prix
at Magny-Cours, with Christijan Albers and Adrian Sutil qualifying
in 21st and 22nd positions respectively.
In much sunnier weather conditions than yesterday, Christijan
completed two runs on the Bridgestone Potenza soft tyre, recording
a 1:17.826 lap on his first run of the session. Adrian had
completed one run, but on starting his second, his F8-VII
developed a clutch problem that saw him eventually pull off
the track. Unable to improve his time, Adrian will start tomorrow's
race from the final spot on the grid.
Adrian Sutil (car 20)
'Q1 was OK, I just did a safe lap at the start of the session.
The car felt good and on the second run I wanted to push a
bit more. It was much better than yesterday and I think I
could have been about half a second quicker, but then I had
a clutch problem and couldn't do any more laps. It might not
have made a lot of difference, I could maybe have been P21,
but our race pace is better and hopefully the rain will come
so you never know what will happen.'
Christijan Albers (car 21)
'Today was tough for the team. We tried out some different
electronic systems, and some different things for me to feel
more comfortable set-up wise. We are getting there, so it
was better from this point of view, but as far as the team
is concerned, we are not so happy to be as far away from the
front of the grid. We still have to work really hard.'
Mike Gascoyne, chief technical officer
'A fairly disappointing Qualifying session, with neither driver
able to improve on the second run. Adrian stopped with a clutch
problem, but in a session that looked to be faster than the
morning's, we weren't able to match these times in the afternoon.
Although it certainly would not have changed our Qualifying
position, it is frustrating not to be able to improve. With
rain forecast for tomorrow though, the order could be mixed
up so we now have to look to get the strategy right and put
on a much better showing.'
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