Australian GP: Williams Qualifying Review
Pastor in 8th
By Williams F1 Team
March 17 2012
Qualifying for the 2012 Australian GRand Prix would see Williams F1 driver Pastor Maldonado qualify an encouraging eighth. Team-mate Bruno Senna was not able to make it into the final period finishing in fourteenth. The team is now looking forward to secure some points in the opening race of the season.
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Qualifying Notes • Pastor drove into the top 10, putting his Williams-Renault eighth for tomorrow’s race. • Bruno ended today 14th after his first qualifying session for the team. |
Pastor Maldonado:  "It
was a great start to the season for the team today. We have shown that
we are competitive, and we now need to keep pushing. The car has been
improving throughout the weekend, and we need to keep going in that
direction. It’s now down to our pace and strategy for tomorrow’s race."
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Bruno Senna "It’s
a bit of a lottery when you go into qualifying without having had a full
day of running on Friday, but the car feels good. Pastor qualified in
the top 10 which is a really good sign for the team. I wasn’t
particularly happy with my lap, but it’s the first qualifying session of
the year. We have 19 more to go and I am sure with a little more
experience, everything will come together. Tomorrow is a different day, so we will see what we can do." |
Mark Gillan Chief Operations
Engineer: "It
has been a very satisfying day for the team with Pastor qualifying in a
very creditable eighth position and Bruno, who unfortunately didn’t get
a clear lap, finishing in 14th. The whole team is really looking forward
to tomorrow's race, and we hope to capture our first points of the
season."
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Albert Park, Melbourne |
Warm & Dry | ||||
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POS |
DRIVER |
TEAM |
Q1 |
Q2 |
Q3 |
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1 |
L Hamilton |
McLaren |
1:26.800 |
1:25.626 |
1:24.922 |
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2 |
J Button |
McLaren |
1:26.832 |
1:25.663 |
1:25.074 |
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3 |
R Grosjean |
Lotus F1 |
1:26.498 |
1:25.845 |
1:25.302 |
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8 |
P Maldonado |
Williams F1 Team |
1:26.803 (10th) |
1:26.206 (7th) |
1:25.908 |
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14 |
B Senna |
Williams F1 Team |
1:27.004 (12th) |
1:26.663 |
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Australian GP: Williams Qualifying Review
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Date: 17/03/2012 12:39
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