Jarno Trulli (Car 11, Chassis TF108-05)
Summary: Made the front row with a stunning drive.
PROVISIONAL GRID: 2nd
Free Practice Session 3 10th
Best Lap Time: 1m 12.457s (+0.316s) Laps: 19
Q1 6th Best Lap Time: 1m 12.226s (+0.396s) Laps: 3
Q2 10th Best Lap Time: 1m 12.107s (+0.339s) Laps: 6
Q3 2nd Best Lap Time: 1m 12.737s (+0.369s) Laps: 6
"Before coming here I knew this was one of those difficult, technical tracks
where I could be strong and my car could be very competitive. So I have been
preparing and waiting for this grand prix and now here I am. We have been
competitive all weekend and I played my cards during qualifying, saving my
tyres and getting ready for Q3. In the end I put in a really good lap. It's
ironic because for the first time in my career I thought I might not make it
on Friday because I was feeling really ill with flu. So after this result I
have to thank the whole team for the job - the mechanics, the engineers and
also to the doctor. I am really happy for everyone and this shows the
progress we have made this season. Now we hope to finish on a high."
Timo Glock (Car 12, Chassis TF108-07)
Summary: Made it safely into Q3 and row five.
PROVISIONAL GRID: 10th
Free Practice Session 3 13th
Best Lap Time: 1m 12.712s (+0.571s) Laps: 22
Q1 5th Best Lap Time: 1m 12.223s (+0.393s) Laps: 9
Q2 5th Best Lap Time: 1m 11.909s (+0.141s) Laps: 9
Q3 10th Best Lap Time: 1m 14.230s (+1.862s) Laps: 6
"We worked hard today to improve the set-up after the problems we had
yesterday. In the end we found a decent balance this afternoon. During Q2 I
found a good rhythm and the car felt quick. I made it under 1m 12s on my
penultimate run but at the end of the session we went out again on a set of
options. In hindsight we could have saved those tyres for Q3, which might
have helped. The top ten is not bad but we could have achieved slightly
more."
Pascal Vasselon - Senior General Manager Chassis
"Clearly we are delighted by the outcome of qualifying. For Jarno things
went exactly as expected. We had several indications throughout the weekend
that he was very comfortable and quick here. Then he did a very strong
performance so congratulations to him. He was caught out by a gust of wind
in the second outing in Q2 but the first outing was good enough. For Timo
things went even better than expected. He was struggling more with the
balance of the car yesterday but today he was able to put everything
together when it mattered. The two cars are obviously on different
strategies, which considering the unstable weather predicted for tomorrow
should put the team in a strong position. The tyre situation is challenging
as this circuit is severe for tyres but we feel that we will be able to
handle both compounds well. So now we are looking forward very much to an
exciting race to finish the season."
-credit: toyota
