Ferrari's Chances Are Squashed By Poor Qualifying


By Dale Calkins
July 9 2005

Ferrari chances in the British GP took a serious blow today as Barrichello and Schumacher had a very poor qualifying session. Rubens and Michael took 6th and 10th respectively but will move up one place in light of yet another engine failure from Kimi Raikkonen.

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Ferrari's Chances Are Squashed By Poor Qualifying

Dale Calkins
Michael Schumacher
Q: 10th - 1'21.275

Michael Schumacher suffered bitter dissapointment today as he was unable to set a fast time during qualifying for the British Grand Prix. Schumacher ran wide at Stow corner, a mistake that cost him several positions. Michael and the rest of the team blamed the set up of the car, which obviously isn't working well. Schumacher will start 9th because of Raikkonen's engine failure, and he will have to work very hard to manage a strong result. Expect a very exciting race tomorrow.Here is what the 7-Time World Champion had to say about his qualifying run at Silverstone:

"I am not very happy with my lap, especially in the third sector. I had problems there as the car did not react as it should. By the end of the lap, the rear tyre pressures were coming up a bit too much, which explains the lack of grip and the excessive sliding. We will have to find out why. I also had a difficult moment in the second sector, but it did not cost me much time. For sure, starting from the fifth row tomorrow, it will be a case of reacting to how the race unfolds rather than going on the attack."

Rubens Barrichello
Q: 6th - 1'20.906

Rubens Barrichello will also benefit from Kimi's misfortunes as he moves up to 5th on the grid for the second week in a row. Unlike Schumacher, Rubens was quite pleased with his result and believes that he can do even better in the race. Rubens was Here is what the Brazilian had to say after his session:

"I am quite happy with this qualifying performance as a place on the third row of the grid is not so bad. I gave it my all on the lap. It is clear we are still not in a position to fight for pole and of course, I am not very happy about that. But I think we will have a good race pace, partly because the Bridgestone tyres we have here should be more competitive than those we used in Magny-Cours. So it's a case of going for an attacking strategy, an aggressive drive and try to get a good result!"

Ross Brawn
Technical Director

Ferrari's Technical Director Ross Brawn, is troubled by Michael's difficulties but remains confident that the race will be better. Here is what Ross had to say about the qualifying session:

"We were not able to compete for pole today, but we were looking for good grid positions to form the basis of a strong race tomorrow. Rubens is in a good position, but it was a little bit disappointing for Michael. We will study the data to understand what happened, because the lap looked a little bit messy. I don't think the car was quite what he expected or wanted. We will try and improve the situation for tomorrow's race, within the limits of the parc ferme regulations."

July 9, 2005

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