Panasonic Toyota Racing F1 - The F1 Effect in Melbourne
15.03.2008:
Panasonic Toyota Racing F1 - The F1 Effect in Melbourne
2007 AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX - SATURDAY 15/03/08
Today's Weather: Warm and sunny, air 23-30C, track 36-42C
Jarno Trulli (Car 11, Chassis TF108-02)
Summary: Safely through to Q3 and row three PROVISIONAL GRID: 6th
FP3 10th Best Lap Time: 1m 26.882s (+1.269s) Laps: 11
Q1 9th Best Lap Time: 1m 26.427s (+0.763s) Laps: 6
Q2 9th Best Lap Time: 1m 26.101s (+0.914s) Laps: 5
Q3 6th Best Lap Time: 1m 28.527s (+1.813s) Laps: 6
"Sixth place is a good start to the season so the result is satisfying. But it was quite a difficult qualifying session and I'm still not completely happy with the set-up because I wasn't able to get the most out of my lap. We've also been struggling more than we expected with the tyres here.
So I feel there is more potential to come. Our race package is good so I am positive and optimistic for tomorrow. I just hope we can do a good race. Our long runs have been strong with this car during testing so I'll cross my fingers.
I'm really fired up for the season and confident that we can get some strong results."
Timo Glock (Car 12, Chassis TF108-04)
Summary: Gearbox penalty costly after fine run to Q3 PROVISIONAL GRID: 14th
FP3 13th Best Lap Time: 1m 27.162s (+1.549s) Laps: 15
Q1 16th Best Lap Time: 1m 26.919s (+1.255s) Laps: 9
Q2 10th Best Lap Time: 1m 26.164s (+0.977s) Laps: 5
Q3 9th Best Lap Time: 1m 29.593s (+2.879s) Laps: 3
"That went well for my first qualifying session back in F1, and I'm happy to have made it into Q3. Unfortunately we had to change the gearbox after morning practice so that will cost me five places, but the afternoon went better.
Q1 was tight, then the red flag in Q2 disrupted the session but my last lap in Q2 was a good one. I lost a couple of tenths in turn 9 but I made it into Q3 with a really good last sector. Overall the car was good and I am quite happy with it, so it was a good job by the team."
Pascal Vasselon - Senior General Manager Chassis
"The first qualifying delivered what was expected - a lot of surprises, both bad and good. It was very exciting because at certain points it was very tight between several teams and drivers. We are quite happy with what we have achieved today. This shows we have maintained the good form from the last test session when we introduced our final race package.
But we can't be fully satisfied because the gap to the top is quite big. We also had a problem with Timo's car during this morning's practice and we had to change his gearbox. That means that despite his good performance in qualifying he will have to drop back five places. So there are still mixed feelings but thanks to both drivers who did a very good job today."
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DRIVERS:
1. Lewis HAMILTON (McLaren Team), 1m26.714s
2. Robert KUBICA (BMW Sauber), 1m26.869s
3. Heikki KOVALAINEN (McLaren Mercedes), 1m27.079s
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2008 FORMULA 1 ING AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX
1 22 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:26.572 1:25.187 1:26.714 14
2 4 Robert Kubica BMW 1:26.103 1:25.315 1:26.869 15
3 23 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes 1:25.664 1:25.452 1:27.079 13
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2008 FORMULA 1 ING AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX
1 4 Robert Kubica BMW 1:25.613 18
2 3 Nick Heidfeld BMW 1:25.950 0.337 16
3 5 Fernando Alonso Renault 1:26.082 0.469 14
4 7 Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota 1:26.171 0.558 17
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Albert Park, Melbourne, Friday 14th March 2008
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2008 AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX FREE PRACTICE
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2008 AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX /08
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AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX -FRIDAY 14 MARCH, 2008
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Australian Grand Prix Friday 14 March 2008
Today's Weather: Hot and sunny, air 30-37C, track 31-48C
Toyota's Best Australian GP qualifying: 2nd, Jarno Trulli, 2005
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2008 FORMULA 1 ING AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX
1 22 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:26.559 33
2 10 Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1:27.473 0.914 27
3 2 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:27.640 1.081 29
4 23 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes 1:27.683 1.124 29
5 9 David Coulthard Red Bull-Renault 1:28.037 1.478 26
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2008 FORMULA 1 ING AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX
1 1 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:26.461 25
2 22 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:26.948 0.487 21
3 2 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:26.958 0.497 25
4 23 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes 1:27.114 0.653 19
5 10 Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1:28.263 1.802 18
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"Wenig Zeit über Druck nachzudenken"
Kribbeln im Bauch hatte ich bei der Präsentation des Toyota TF108 in Köln noch nicht. Aber es war schon irgendwie spannend und natürlich etwas Besonders . Ich habe mich riesig gefreut. Und wenn ich jetzt denke, dass es am 16. März endlich in Melbourne lo weiter >>
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Circuit/Date: Albert Park, Melbourne/16th March 2008
Star weiter >>
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Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne’s Albert Park.
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Australian Grand Prix - Preview
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Australian GP: Honda preview
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SYNOPSIS
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Rd.1 – Australian Grand Prix
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2 1 Fernando Alonso McLaren-Mercedes 58 +7.2 secs 2 8
3 2 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 58 +18.5 secs 4 6
4 9 Nick Heidfeld BMW 58 +38.7 secs 3 5
5 3 Giancarlo Fisichella Renault 58 +66.4 secs 6 4
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Australian Grand Prix - Qualifying Round-Up
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Pos No Driver Team Q1 Q2 Q3
1 6 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:26.644 1:25.644 1:26.072
2 1 Fernando Alonso McLaren-Mercedes 1:26.697 1:25.326 1:26.493
3 9 Nick Heidfeld BMW 1:26.895 1:25.358 1:26.556
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Australian GP:
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Comments from the Toro Rosso drivers after Friday practices for the Australian Grand Prix
Scott Speed:
Best lap: 1:30.383
Position: 19th
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