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Weather
FP3: Overcast, dry, air temp 28°, track temp 36° -
32°
Quali: Overcast, damp, air temp 23, track temp 26° - 27°
Fastest laps / positions:
FP3: PET 1.15.159, 18th / KOV 1.15.707,
19th
Q1: PET 1.17.073, 19th / KOV 1.17.086,
20th
Total laps:
FP3: PET 22 / KOV 21
Q1: PET 14 / KOV 14
Runplan - FP3
Vitaly Petrov
1101 - 1104: Installation, 1 lap (hard
tyres)
1104 - 1117: System checks
1117 - 1127: Run 2, 7 laps (hard tyres)
1127 - 1133: Changes: front wing flap angle, front / rear
brake blanking
1133 - 1144: Run 3, 7 laps (hard tyres)
1144 - 1152: Changes: front wing flap angle, front / rear brake
blanking, brake balance
1152 - 1202: Run 4, 7 laps (medium tyres)
Heikki Kovalainen
1100 - 1102: Installation, 1 lap (hard
tyres)
1102 - 1116: System checks
1116 - 1126: Run 2, 7 laps (hard tyres)
1126 - 1134 Changes: front anti-roll bar, front wing flap
angle, rear ride height, front brake blanking
1134 - 1146: Run 3, 8 laps (hard tyres)
1146 - 1154: Changes: front wing flap angle, front anti-roll
bar, front brake blanking
1154 - 1202: Run 4, 5 laps (medium tyres)
Runplan - Q1
Vitaly Petrov
1400 - 1410: Run 1, 7 laps (medium tyres)
1410 - 1412: Refuel
1412 - 1422: Run 2, 7 laps (medium tyres)
Heikki Kovalainen
1400 - 1410: Run 1, 7 laps (medium tyres)
1410 - 1411: Refuel
1411 - 1422: Run 2, 7 laps (medium tyres)
Team Quotes
Heikki Kovalainen, car 20, chassis CT01-#3:
"At the start of qualifying it was quite tricky as there was some
standing water on track in the first couple of laps and even though
the grip levels improved there was still less grip than in FP3. In
the end the times kept coming down and maybe we had a chance to get
into Q2, but we can be reasonably happy with how it finished. On my
final lap I made a couple of small mistakes, but apart from that I
was close to getting as much as I could out of the car so now we
move on to tomorrow. The race is going to be really tight - if the
forecasts are right it will be pretty tense out there but we know
what to do and we're looking forward to it."
Vitaly Petrov, car 21, chassis CT01-#2: "I'm
very pleased with the result today. It wasn't quite enough to get
into Q2 but in the conditions today I think we can be happy with
where we ended up. On the first couple of laps turn four was
completely wet so I had to make sure we could maintain tyre
temperatures and keep pushing throughout the whole lap until the
dry line appeared and in the end it paid off. Tomorrow's going to
be really interesting - we showed yesterday and today that the gap
to the cars ahead is a bit closer here than it has been in recent
races and the way the weather's been shifting around means anything
can happen in the race. I'm looking forward to it - whatever
happens it's going to be really good for the fans and I hope we can
end the season positively."