Alonso: Extremely satisfying, a feeling you really have given your all
Jul.21 (Apex) It was the kind of performance that will be remembered for years to come, Fernando Alonso wrestling with the Ferrari F2012 on a slick as ice surface during qualifying for the German Grand Prix at Hockenheim, them popping two astounding laps one after the other to claim pole position by close to half [...]
Perez penalised for blocking in qualifying
Jul.21 (F1 Press Release) Sauber’s Sergio Pérez was hit with a five-place grid penalty for German Grand Prix after the FIA race stewards rules he had impeded rivals in qualifying. The Mexican driver qulaified in 12th place on the grid but will start from 17th after the stewards ruled that he blocked both Fernando Alonso [...]
Force India enjoy best qualifying performance of their season
Jul.21 (F1 Press Release) Force India enjoyed their best qualifying performance of the season with local hero Nico Hülkenberg qualifying fifth and Paul di Resta ninth for the German Grand Prix at Hockenheim. It’s only the second time this year both Force India cars have made the Q3 shoot-out and Mark Webber’s gearbox-change penalty will [...]
Ferrari: It’s difficult to make any predictions
Jul.21 (Ferrari Press Release) A wet qualifying an Alonso qualifying: it’s a poor rhyme but an accurate summary of the second consecutive pole position for Scuderia Ferrari and its Spanish driver, on a wet track here at Hockenheim, just as it was at Silverstone. It’s a shame that this positive outcome did not extend to [...]
Red Bull: Second and third is a very positive result
Jul.21 (Red Bull Press Release) Team and drivers report on qualifying for the German Grand Prix, Round 10 of the 2012 Formula 1 world championship, at Hockenheim. Car 1 Sebastian Vettel, Position: 2nd, (3rd Practice – P6, 1:16.475) “The track was best at the end of the session, which is when we got our best [...]
Mercedes: Our car was fundamentally fast in all conditions
Jul.21 (Mercedes Press Release) After an eventful and weather-affected qualifying hour, Michael Schumacher will start from the second row of the grid tomorrow for the German Grand Prix, with team-mate Nico Rosberg qualifying in 17th place. The pole position time this afternoon was 24.9 seconds slower than the fastest time in Q1 Nico was third [...]
Williams: We’ll be working hard to get both cars the points
Jul.21 (Williams Press Release) Team and drivers report on qualifying for the German Grand Prix, Round 10 of the 2012 Formula 1 world championship, at Hockenheim. Qualifying Notes • Pastor Maldonado qualified sixth for tomorrow’s German Grand Prix with a time of 1:43.950 in changeable conditions at the Hockenheimring. • Bruno Senna qualified in 16th [...]
Force India: We made the most of the challenging conditions
Jul.21 (Force India Press Release) Sahara Force India made the most of the mixed weather conditions during today’s qualifying session with Nico Hulkenberg setting the fifth fastest time ahead of Paul Di Resta in ninth. P5* Nico Hulkenberg (VJM05/03) (*starting position still to be confirmed) “I feel very excited because it’s always special to qualify [...]
German Grand Prix: Pirelli qualifying report
Jul.21 (Pirelli Press Release) With rain once again dominating qualifying, just as it did in Silverstone two weeks ago, Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso has taken his second consecutive pole position in wet conditions, this time using the Pirelli Cinturato Blue full wet tyre. The P Zero White medium tyre has been nominated for the race along [...]