Qualifying report
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Second qualifying proves tough for Mercedes at Hungaroring
Published: Jul 29, 2012, 1:49 AM
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Budapest, 28 July - Rosberg and Michael Schumacher qualified in 17th and 13th places respectively today at the Hungaroring.
· Both drivers progressed smoothly through Q1 using one set of primes and one set of option tires each
· Nico and Michael completed two runs on option tires in Q2, however both were unable to progress to Q3
· Michael did not get a clean lap at the end of the session, whilst Nico was two-tenths away from going through
Drivers Car# Chassis Practice Q1 Q2 Q3Nico Rosberg 8F1W0307P18P4 1:22.079 P13 1:21.895Michael Schumacher7F1W0309P17P11 1:22.436 P17 1:22.723
Nico Rosberg: That was a difficult qualifying for us today, and we need to analyze why it turned out like that. Qualifying is always a compromise and I was focused on finding a good race set-up for tomorrow as we may have more tire degradation on our car than others, but it is still disappointing not to make Q3 by two-tenths.
Michael Schumacher, Mercedes AMG F1
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Michael Schumacher: It was quite a tough and difficult day for us. We have to clearly see that we did not have the pace to be in the front. I could have done a faster lap probably, without the dust having been brought to the track by Maldonado, but then I still do not think it would have brought me into Q3. I don't think we could have done much more. This morning we practiced for long runs as yesterday we could not do that due to the rain but I don't think it compromised our performance. You have to accept the gap is quite big. We know the combination of track layout and temperature does not suit us too much, and we will try to make the best out of it tomorrow.
Ross Brawn: A very disappointing qualifying for us today. The car hasn't been great so far this weekend, and with the margins being so tight, it didn't help us today. We didn't quite get it together with the balance and the tires, and with the times being so close, this is where we have ended up on the grid as a consequence. Michael was especially unfortunate not to get a proper clean lap with his new tires in Q2. We are working very hard to improve our position and will continue to do so.
Norbert Haug: We made changes to both cars after P3 which lead us in the right direction. However we certainly have not been sorted out like we should and had to pay the price. In Q2, Nico was two-tenths down to P10, and half a second to P2.
Source: Mercedes
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