By Bigpip
July 6 2002

A number of problems plagued Giancarlo's EJ12 during the qualifying session for the British Grand Prix. He ended the session in 17th place and team mate Takuma Sato slotted his EJ12 into 14th. The result is a major disappointment given the promise shown by the team during yesterdays free practice. Takuma Sato
"It was a tough qualifying for the team. I had a problem with the nose on my second run and the team is investigating the reason. My first run wasn't bad but then the car had a lot of nervousness in high speed corners. The track temperatures were rising all the time and the tyres were graining, so I lost grip and couldn't improve on my time. I think I did a 100% job but another tenth could have put me a couple of places higher."

Giancarlo Fisichella
"Obviously this was a terrible day for me, compared to yesterday. We had problems this morning and I lost the first session and most of the second session, doing less than 20 minutes on the track. During my first qualifying run, the engine went, and I am very disappointed. I went out to continue the session in the T-car, but it did not give quite the same feeling. I hope there will be no more problems tomorrow and that weather conditions will be wet."