Sebastian Vettel (STR3-03)
“It was a very good qualifying for us. In Q2, we were in a comfortable position andonly needed to do one run and then in Q3 I think we achieved the maximum wecould do today. After experiencing some difficulties yesterday, I did not expectP7, but we did a very good job overnight and we seem to have found the rightway forward. I am sure it will be a long and difficult race tomorrow and very hot.We are starting from a points position so we will be trying to bring some home.
”Third Practice Session: Best lap 1.45.477, pos. 9th, 19 laps
Qualifying Session: Best lap 1.46.244, pos. 7
Sébastien Bourdais (STR3-04)
“I don’t know what happened in this session. Every time I braked, the car wentsideways. It was pulling to the left and alternately locking one of the rear wheels.The car behaved completely differently to FP3 but we have not changedanything. My first run was messy and my second run was just weird and therewas no way I felt I could attack as I had no stability or grip, with the car runningasymmetrically. I also came up behind Sutil in the chicane. Just a bad qualifying.“On top of all this has come the very sad news that Paul Newman has died. Hewas a great man and he will be dearly missed, but he has no doubt gone to abetter place.”
*Bourdais drove for the Newman-Haas team for 5 years in the USA.
Third Practice Session: Best lap 1.45.599, pos. 10th, 18 laps
Qualifying Session: Best lap 1.46.389 Pos. 17
Giorgio Ascanelli:
“Before the session I thought seventh and tenth waspossible and I still believe Bourdais could have done it. As yet, we have seennothing in the data to indicate an anomaly, so now we will check everything verycarefully to understand the situation better. I am happy with Vettel’s performance,although I didn’t expect to have Heidfeld in front of us, so maybe he is goingshorter on fuel. In Q2, we decided not to send Vettel out for a second run, not soas to save a set of tyres for the race, but to have the possibility of using anadditional set in Q3. In the end, his first run was good, but it was still a wiseprecaution.”
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