Spanish GP: Williams Qualifying Review
By AT&T Williams F1 Team
May 21 2011
The AT&T Williams F1 team looks back at qualifying for the 2011 Spanish Grand Prix.
| Williams Spanish GP Qualifying Review: |
| Pastor Maldonado’s debut qualifying at the Circuit de Catalunya delivered some more positive news for the team as he drove the FW33 into the top ten for the first time this season. While Pastor will line up on tomorrow’s grid in P9, Rubens Barrichello had a more frustrating session. A gearbox issue ended Rubens’ afternoon after just one run in Q3 leaving him in P19, but with a haul of fresh tyres for the race. |
Rubens Barrichello:  "I
knew we had a gearbox problem as soon as I went out in Q1 as it felt
strange. I think there is a big positive in saving a set of tyres, which
is one way of looking at it, but having seen where Pastor finished, we
could also have had a good shot inside the top ten. I will be pushing to
be there tomorrow."
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Pastor Maldonado:  "I
am really happy for the team and all the guys. We’ve tried really hard
to find a good balance all weekend. Yesterday’s practice, particularly
the first session, was really difficult for me. The car wasn’t great so
we took a bit of a risk and decided to run the new rear wing in
qualifying. The car seems more competitive, but we still need to keep
pushing and improve. I am happy today."
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Sam Michael
Technical Director WilliamsF1 "That
was a great effort by Pastor today to put Williams back into the top ten
in qualifying. The next step is to get some points. We had a gearbox
problem on Rubens’ car so we're looking into that now. He's fairly low
down the order but, taking into consideration our pace and the fact that
he will have new tyres, he should be able to make good progress. Thanks
to everyone at the factory for their efforts in getting the new rear
wings out here. We still have a lot of work to keep progressing."
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Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona |
Weather: Bright and sunny | ||||
|
POS |
DRIVER |
TEAM |
Q1 |
Q2 |
Q3 |
|
1 |
M Webber |
Red Bull |
1:23.619 |
1:21.773 |
1:20.981 |
|
2 |
S Vettel |
Red Bull |
1:24.142 |
1:21.540 |
1:21.181 |
|
3 |
L Hamilton |
Mercedes |
1:24.370 |
1:22.148 |
1:21.961 |
| 9 |
P Maldonado FW33 02 CA324 |
AT&T Williams | 1:23.406 (3rd) | 1:22.854 (8th) | 1:22.952 |
| 19 |
R Barrichello |
AT&T Williams | 1:26.910 | - | - |
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Spanish GP: Williams Qualifying Review
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Date: 21/05/2011 15:38
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Re: Spanish GP: Williams Qualifying Review
Posted by: boro1986willliamsf1 (IP Logged)
Date: 21/05/2011 17:26
Finaly something to be happy about
100% Williams
WILL SUPPORT WILLIAMS AS LONG AS We HAVE A TEAM To Support
100% Williams
WILL SUPPORT WILLIAMS AS LONG AS We HAVE A TEAM To Support
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