Brazil Day 2: Virgin Racing report
Nov.7 (Virgin Racing) Timo Glock brought his VR-01 race car home in the top new teams slot today in the qualifying session for tomorrow’s 71 lap Brazilian Grand Prix. The track was damp at the start of the session following heavy rain last night, which continued into this morning. The early part of Q1 was [...]
Brazil Day 2: Williams report
Nov.7 (Williams) The AT&T Williams team celebrated Nico Hulkenberg’s maiden pole position today, claimed following a storming drive at Brazil’s Interlagos circuit in difficult conditions. The result marks the team’s first pole since the European Grand Prix at the Nurburgring in 2005 and the first in one hundred races. Rubens Barrichello concluded a successful day [...]
Brazil Day 2: Hispania Racing report
Nov.7 (Hispania Racing) At a wet and rainy Interlagos circuit, Hispania Racing, HRT F1 Team completed qualifying for its first ever Brazilian Grand Prix today. Christian Klien will start tomorrow’s race from 23rd position (1.23.083) and Bruno Senna, who will race for the first time in a Formula 1 car in front of his home [...]
Brazil Day 2: Lotus report
Nov.7 (Lotus) Traffic played a big part in Lotus Racing’s Brazilian Grand Prix qualifying session with both Jarno Trulli and, in particular, Heikki Kovalainen being unable to extract the maximum times out of their cars in the damp conditions. Jarno Trulli starts tomorrow’s race in 20th place with Heikki Kovalainen just behind in 21st. Jarno [...]
Brazil Day 2: McLaren report
Nov.7 (Vodafone McLaren Mercedes) Team and driver reports on qualifying for the Brazilian Grand Prix at Interlagos. Lewis Hamilton, MP4-25A-02 “I’ve started from fourth at this track before [in 2008], and it’s not my favourite spot, but I can’t really complain today. On the other hand, on my final lap, I got a bit held [...]
Brazil Day 2: Mercedes GP report
Nov.7 (Mercedes GP Petronas) The team experienced mixed fortunes in qualifying for the Brazilian Grand Prix at Interlagos today with Michael Schumacher qualifying in eighth place and Nico Rosberg in 13th position. A wet track and a brief shower led to an exciting qualifying hour with tyre strategies playing a crucial role. Despite making the [...]
Brazil Day 2: Sauber report
Nov.7 (Sauber) After free practice three took place in difficult conditions, with an unpredictable track that was drying slowly and still had lots of very wet patches, the weather conditions remained changeable with rain on and off. The intermediates were the tyre choice for qualifying. In Q1 Kamui Kobayashi and Nick Heidfeld were fifth and [...]
Brazil Day 2: Toro Rosso report
Nov.7 (Scuderia Toro Rosso) Jaime Alguersuari was fourteenth fastest in qualifying, one place ahead of his team-mate Sébastien Buemi in what was a thrilling session thanks to the rain arriving right on cue last night and returning intermittently throughout the day. Could we have done better? Well, beating the two Force India boys and one [...]
Brazil Day 1: McLaren report
Nov.6 (Vodafone McLaren Mercedes) Team and drivers reaction after the first day of practice for the Brazilian Grand Prix at Interlagos in Sao Paulo. Lewis Hamilton, MP4-25A-02 “The car felt good today – I’m getting everything out of it – but I still felt it needs just a little more downforce. Still, I’m optimistic for [...]