Nico Rosberg mastered
challenging wet conditions while qualifying for the Italian Grand Prix
at Monza, securing a fifth place grid slot for Williams’ 500th race
start tomorrow. In so doing, Nico equalled his best qualifying
performance this season. While some drivers such as Nico prospered in
the rain, the weather conspired against many others, including a number
of title contenders, and Nico’s team-mate, Kazuki Nakajima, who will
take to the start tomorrow on the ninth row of the grid.
Nico Rosberg: "I
am really pleased with the result today. It was a good qualifying
session and I was consistently able to be at the front and, despite the
conditions, I felt comfortable in the car. On top of this, we didn’t
compromise too much for qualifying and we have a good strategy plan for
the race. As tomorrow goes, I would rather we didn’t have as much rain
as we did today as it was pretty dangerous in terms of aquaplaning.
Ultimately, I don’t mind if it is dry or wet tomorrow as long as the
amount of rain is reasonable as I have the benefit of a good start
position."
Kazuki Nakajima: "It
was very difficult and disappointing qualifying today and I just
struggled to find a clean lap in the traffic. We had wet conditions in
the third practice today and I looked okay, finishing the session in P5.
As the track conditions and weather were similar this afternoon, it
makes my qualifying result even more disappointing."
Sam Michael
Technical Director WilliamsF1 "It
was an exciting session, the kind of which we don’t see too often and
these conditions pay dividends for teams that can think on their feet.
We now have quite a mixed grid with cars out of position from where they
would normally be, so the race on Sunday is going to be interesting.
Nico did a great job in all three qualifying sessions and is well
prepared for a strong race tomorrow."
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"I
am really pleased with the result today. It was a good qualifying
session and I was consistently able to be at the front and, despite the
conditions, I felt comfortable in the car. On top of this, we didn’t
compromise too much for qualifying and we have a good strategy plan for
the race. As tomorrow goes, I would rather we didn’t have as much rain
as we did today as it was pretty dangerous in terms of aquaplaning.
Ultimately, I don’t mind if it is dry or wet tomorrow as long as the
amount of rain is reasonable as I have the benefit of a good start
position."
"It
was very difficult and disappointing qualifying today and I just
struggled to find a clean lap in the traffic. We had wet conditions in
the third practice today and I looked okay, finishing the session in P5.
As the track conditions and weather were similar this afternoon, it
makes my qualifying result even more disappointing."
"It
was an exciting session, the kind of which we don’t see too often and
these conditions pay dividends for teams that can think on their feet.
We now have quite a mixed grid with cars out of position from where they
would normally be, so the race on Sunday is going to be interesting.
Nico did a great job in all three qualifying sessions and is well
prepared for a strong race tomorrow."
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