Formula 1
French GP: Michelin Saturday qualifying notes
ALONSO HEADS MICHELIN PACK AT MAGNY-COURS Fernando Alonso (Renault/Michelin) was the fastest Michelin runner during qualifying for tomorrow's French Grand Prix. The Spaniard lapped in 1m 15.510s to secure third place on the grid as he prepares to ...
Edited: Jul 16, 2006, 2:39 AM
Copy link
Share on Viber
ALONSO HEADS MICHELIN PACK AT MAGNY-COURS
Fernando Alonso (Renault/Michelin) was the fastest Michelin runner during qualifying for tomorrow's French Grand Prix. The Spaniard lapped in 1m 15.510s to secure third place on the grid as he prepares to secure his second consecutive Formula One success at Magny-Cours.
Five Michelin drivers from three partner teams will line up in the top 10. Kimi Räikkönen (McLaren Mercedes) was sixth ahead of Giancarlo Fisichella (Renault, seventh), Pedro de la Rosa (McLaren Mercedes, eighth) and David Coulthard (Red Bull Racing, 10th).
Nick Shorrock, Michelin Formula One director:
"It is obviously disappointing not to take pole position, but I am extremely encouraged by our prospects for the race. Our partner teams are using six different Michelin products this weekend and our long-run consistency has been very good."
"It is the first time this season that we have qualified in conditions that are almost identical to those we experienced during pre-race testing and that has given us a valuable database. That said, tyre evolution has not been quite what we expected."
"The wear rate usually diminishes as the weekend progresses, but it appears to be the same today as it was yesterday morning. We need to examine the reasons for that, but it doesn't dilute our confidence as we chase our 101st Formula One victory."
Pat Symonds, executive engineering director, Renault F1 Team:
"We came to Magny-Cours with a very aggressive strategy and one of our two tyres has shown itself to be extremely suitable for both qualifying and racing. We are experiencing very high track temperatures in the heat of the European summer and Turn Three is placing a very high demand on the front left. All the indications suggest, however, that we have a extremely good tyre for tomorrow's race."
-renault-
We want your opinion!
What would you like to see on Motorsport.com?
Take our 5 minute survey.
- The Motorsport.com Team
Read and post comments
Read also :
Share Or Save This Story
Copy link
Share on Viber
Previous article Round eleven at Magny Cours
Next article Kubica stays top on French GP Friday
Top Comments
There are no comments at the moment. Would you like to write one?
View More & Comment
More from
Fernando Alonso
“Am I confident? Probably not” – The unprecedented challenge Singapore is throwing at F1 drivers
Formula 1
Formula 1
Singapore GP
“Am I confident? Probably not” – The unprecedented challenge Singapore is throwing at F1 drivers
Fernando Alonso set for Dakar Rally comeback with Aston Martin
Dakar
Dakar
Fernando Alonso set for Dakar Rally comeback with Aston Martin
More from
Mercedes
‘I’ll put a pillow under his butt’ – How Toto Wolff wants to solve Kimi Antonelli’s track limits problem
Formula 1
Formula 1
Singapore GP
‘I’ll put a pillow under his butt’ – How Toto Wolff wants to solve Kimi Antonelli’s track limits problem
George Russell calls Red Bull "the team to beat" in F1, but Kimi Antonelli adds a key caveat
Formula 1
Formula 1
Singapore GP
George Russell calls Red Bull "the team to beat" in F1, but Kimi Antonelli adds a key caveat
Latest news
Spire, Chris Gabehart reject Joe Gibbs Racing premise on deleted texts
NASCAR Cup
NAS NASCAR Cup
Charlotte II
1 h
Spire, Chris Gabehart reject Joe Gibbs Racing premise on deleted texts
Ricky Stenhouse explains his side of Michael McDowell conflict
NASCAR Cup
NAS NASCAR Cup
Charlotte II
4 h
Ricky Stenhouse explains his side of Michael McDowell conflict
Barnes: Why IndyCar’s updated licensing system fails its own integrity test
IndyCar
Indy IndyCar 6 h
Barnes: Why IndyCar’s updated licensing system fails its own integrity test
Why NASCAR is not penalizing Stenhouse, McDowell for post-race theatrics
NASCAR Cup
NAS NASCAR Cup
Charlotte II
7 h
Why NASCAR is not penalizing Stenhouse, McDowell for post-race theatrics
Feature
Discover prime content
Subscribe and access Motorsport.com with your ad-blocker.
From Formula 1 to MotoGP we report straight from the paddock because we love our sport, just like you. In order to keep delivering our expert journalism, our website uses advertising. Still, we want to give you the opportunity to enjoy an ad-free and tracker-free website and to continue using your adblocker.
You have 2 options:
- Become a subscriber.
- Disable your adblocker.
Subscribe now Already subscribed? Sign in here
Already disabled your adblocker?
Reload page
Manage Alerts
Subscribe