BRITISH GRAND PRIX - QUALIFYING
AT&T Williams had a difficult qualifying session for
Sunday’s British Grand Prix at Silverstone today. Having
suffered with an unresolved suspension issue all weekend,
Nico Rosberg was forced out of Q1 in P18. Kazuki Nakajima
fared only slightly better making it into Q2 but was restricted
to P15, the conclusion of a lack of grip and an underperforming
car.
Nico Rosberg:
I’ve had a problem with my suspension all weekend which
is making the car really hard to drive in the corners because
it just jumps around all over the place. We’ve obviously
been trying to find a solution throughout the sessions but,
so far, nothing has worked. The race is going to be very tough.
Kazuki Nakajima:
Obviously it was a very hard qualifying session for us. I
made it through to Q2, but was struggling with grip, and the
difference between our times and those of the other team’s
is quite significant. We need to find something from the car,
and from me, and we will need to do a lot of work tonight
to make sure we have the best strategy in place for the race.
Sam Michael, Technical Director:
We had a malfunction in the suspension system of Nico’s
car which prevented him from improving his lap time. We will
correct it for tomorrow by changing parts. Kazuki did not
have the same problem, but our car is clearly not working
well at Silverstone and his grid position is the result. This
does not represent the capability of the AT&T Williams
team, and we must work to do rectify that.
Silverstone, UK
5.141kms / 3.194 miles
WEATHER: Changeable, some rain
Air: 19 - 200C, Track: 22 - 320C
1 - H Kovalainen - McLaren Mercedes
2 - M Webber - Red Bull Racing
3 - K Raikkonen - Ferrari
15 K Nakajima FW30 04-H338 AT&T WILLIAMS
18 N Rosberg FW30 05–H339 AT&T WILLIAMS
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