Monaco GP: Williams Qualifying Review
By AT&T Williams F1 Team
May 28 2011
The AT&T Williams F1 team looks back at qualifying for the 2011 Monaco Grand Prix.
| Williams Monaco GP Qualifying Review: |
| Pastor Maldonado and Rubens Barrichello demonstrated their command of the streets of Monte Carlo this afternoon to deliver AT&T Williams’ strongest qualifying performance of the season so far. Pastor cleared Qs one and two with ease to lead the team into Q3 for the second race in succession. With a fastest lap of 1:16.528, Pastor will line up in ninth position on the grid. Traffic compromised Rubens’ efforts to set a fully competitive lap time in the closing stages of Q2. Excluded from a place in the top ten by less than three tenths, Rubens will start his 19th Monaco Grand Prix in P12. |
Rubens Barrichello:  "The
car felt ok but it seemed quicker on older tyres. When I went onto new
tyres I didn’t get the grip I was expecting. That was the difference
today and I’m a few tenths behind. It was strange and we need to
understand why that was the case. I need the car to stick to the ground
as much as possible. That is what I am looking for. Strategies are going
to play a big part tomorrow."
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Pastor Maldonado:  "I’m
happy! We were consistent in Q1 and Q2 and I made it into Q3. It was
very tight at the end of the session because of the red flag; we had
just over two minutes to do our lap, so I’m pleased with ninth. We’ve
been competitive throughout the weekend and we squeezed 100% out of our
package again today. Our pace is strong and I will do my best to get us
into the points tomorrow. I hope Sergio is ok and wish him we"
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Sam Michael
Technical Director WilliamsF1 "Obviously
our first thoughts are with Sergio Perez and the whole team wishes him a
quick recovery. Pastor did well to qualify in the top ten again today.
Two races in a row shows strong progress. Monaco requires a car with
good mechanical balance, maximum downforce and plenty of concentration
from the drivers. We have work to do but we're heading in that
direction."
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Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo |
Weather: Warm and sunny | ||||
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POS |
DRIVER |
TEAM |
Q1 |
Q2 |
Q3 |
|
1 |
S Vettel |
Red Bull |
1:15.606 |
1:14.277 |
1:13.556 |
|
2 |
J Button |
McLaren |
1:15.397 |
1:14.545 |
1:13.997 |
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3 |
M Webber |
Red Bull |
1:16.087 |
1:14.742 |
1:14.019 |
| 9 |
P Maldonado FW33 02 CA306 |
AT&T Williams | 1:15.819 (4th) | 1:15.545 (10th) | 1:16.528 |
| 12 |
R Barrichello |
AT&T Williams | 1:16.616 (15th) | 1:15.826 | - |
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Monaco GP: Williams Qualifying Review
Posted by: Williams F1 (IP Logged)
Date: 28/05/2011 17:18
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