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Chinese GP: Ferrari qualifying report
Shanghai, 18th April 2009 F. Massa: 13o. 1.36.033, 5 laps K. Raikkonen: 8o. 1.38.089, 6 laps Chassis: F. Massa 275, K. Raikkonen 276 Weather: air temperature 23 C, track temperature 40/41 C, sunny. One car in the top ten, another on row seven: ...
Published: Jun 19, 2009, 7:51 PM
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Shanghai, 18th April 2009
F. Massa: 13o. 1.36.033, 5 laps
K. Raikkonen: 8o. 1.38.089, 6 laps
Chassis: F. Massa 275, K. Raikkonen 276
Weather: air temperature 23 C, track temperature 40/41 C, sunny.
One car in the top ten, another on row seven: that was the outcome of qualifying for the Chinese Grand Prix for Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro. Kimi Raikkonen was eighth fastest in Q3, while Felipe was eliminated when in thirteenth place at the end of Q2. "A team like Ferrari cannot claim to be happy with getting one car through to the final part of qualifying, but given our current technical situation, that's what we could aim for today," commented Stefano Domenicali. "It was a shame for Felipe who could also have got through to Q3. We knew this would be a difficult weekend, fought out on the back foot and that is proving to be the case. Now we have a race to run, in which there will be many unknown factors to contend with. Reliability will be crucial: we will try and get the most out of the potential at our disposal, to bring home the best possible result."
Felipe Massa: "The first run in Q2 was pretty good, but on the second, I made a mistake going into Turn 9 which kept me out of Q3. I had a bit of traffic on my out lap which meant I didn't get the tyres up to the right temperature. We must try and get through these two difficult races, bringing home a few points, working in the meantime on the development of the car. Not having the KERS is definitely a handicap in my case, especially in qualifying. This is another area where we must work, to go back to using it as soon as possible."
Kimi Raikkonen: "Of course I'm not happy with eighth place but, given our current potential, we have to settle for this. We got everything out of the car but we had no more new tyres for Q3 and therefore, it's already something to have put quite a few of our competitors behind us. The problem is still the same, we are just not quick enough. The car's handling isn't bad, but as I've said before, we are giving away a second to the best. I hope we get some developments quickly but, in the meantime, we try to do the best with what we've got. I hope we have a good race and pick up a few points. I don't know where we might have been if we had the KERS: at some points it gives you an advantage, but in others it can be a disadvantage. It would have been useful to run it on at least one car to understand the situation better."
Chris Dyer: "After the disappointment of Malaysia, this qualifying had some light and shade. Kimi secured a good position, managing to make it through to the top ten, while unfortunately, Felipe was out of the final part of the session because of a mistake that prevented him from improving on his second run in Q2, just missing out by less than a tenth. In Q3, on worn tyres, Kimi did a great job, managing to put two cars behind him. We have a good strategy and hope to pick up a few points in tomorrow's race."
-credit: ferrari
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