Indian GP: Williams Qualifying Review
By AT&T Williams F1 Team
October 29 2011
We hear from the AT&T Williams F1 team after qualifying for the 2011 Indian Grand Prix.
| Williams Indian GP Qualifying Review: |
| AT&T Williams concluded today’s inaugural qualifying at the Buddh International Circuit with both its drivers securing their grid positions in Q2. On Pirelli’s soft tyres, Pastor set the 14th fastest time of the session, Rubens the 16th. After penalty considerations are taken into account for other drivers, Pastor will start the first Indian Grand Prix in P13, with Rubens in P15. |
Rubens Barrichello:  "I
was happy with the balance of the car on the first set of tyres and set
my best time with those. When I changed to the new set, the car didn’t
feel as hooked up and the grip wasn’t really there which was strange. It
should be a good race tomorrow; the cars around us seem to be very
close, so let’s see. "
|
Pastor Maldonado:  "The
track was getting better and better every lap today so you really needed
to be on track at the right time. My engineers achieved that with our
qualifying strategy and the set‐up we had worked. We had good race pace
in the last few events, and we are close to the top ten, so tomorrow we
will fight! "
|
Mark Gillan Chief Operations
Engineer: "Overall
that was a reasonably pleasing day with both drivers doing well. Pastor
managed to maximise the current performance of the car, qualifying in
what will be P13, with Rubens close behind in P15."
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|
Buddh International Circuit,
India |
Weather: Warm and dry | ||||
|
POS |
DRIVER |
TEAM |
Q1 |
Q2 |
Q3 |
|
1 |
S Vettel |
Red Bull |
1:26.218 |
1:24.657 |
1:24.178 |
|
2 |
L Hamilton |
McLaren |
1:26.563 |
1:25.019 |
1:24.474 |
|
3 |
M Webber |
Red Bull |
1:26.473 |
1:25.282 |
1:24.508 |
| 14 |
P Maldonado FW33-02 CA423 |
AT&T Williams | 1:26.829 (13th) | 1:26.537 | - |
| 16 |
R Barrichello |
AT&T Williams | 1:27.479 (17th) | 1:27.247 | - |
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Indian GP: Williams Qualifying Review
Posted by: Williams F1 (IP Logged)
Date: 29/10/2011 13:26
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