Jordan line up 16th and 17th


By Phil Giles
June 20 2004

Nick Heidfeld and Giorgio Pantano have qualified in 16th and17th places respectively for the US Grand Prix in Indianapolis. The car looked shaky and the rear end has proved difficult to control for both drivers.

Nick Heidfeld said "We have struggled slightly with our car balance here for some reason, although we have improved it over the weekend so far thanks to the engineers’ hard work. During qualifying it was a little bit difficult as the car was nervous to drive. It has been cooler today which has suited us a bit better than yesterday’s conditions and it will be interesting to see what happens in the race tomorrow."

Giorgio Pantano commented "I’m pretty happy with my qualifying although I know I made a little mistake on corners 7 and 8. I had a car problem this morning and lost a little bit of time because of that, which hurts a little bit as I am learning the track and every lap is valuable. I’m happy still, because I’m not far away from my team mate Nick and that’s a promising position for having a good race."

James Robinson, Head of Race and Test Engineering "We had a solid day which was trouble free other than a small transmission problem for Giorgio during the morning practice, which the mechanics worked swiftly to fix so he could participate in the second session. The race tomorrow will be about how the tyres hold out for people on two stops versus those on short three stops. How this transpires will be somewhat governed by the track temperatures on the day."
 

 

 
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