Brazilian GP: Williams Qualifying Review

By Williams F1 Team
November 25 2012

The Williams F1 team looks back at their qualifying for the 2012 Brazilian Grand Prix.

 
 Williams Brazilian GP Qualifying Review
Maldonado
 
Qualifying Notes
• Pastor Maldonado qualified sixth and Bruno Senna 12th for tomorrow’s Brazilian Grand Prix.
• After comfortably getting through into Q3, Pastor put in a strong lap as the times continued to fall after the track had dried out from an earlier rain shower.
• Bruno just missed out on Q3 after putting in some good clean laps in Q1.
• With heavy rain forecast for tomorrow, the team will be aiming to bring both cars home in the points in the final race of the 2012 season.
 
Pastor Maldonado: 
Pastor Maldonado"I’m happy with the qualifying result today. Q1 was a bit close at the end because of the traffic, but the car felt good. It was very consistent and quick which meant we were able to push hard in the top 10. We have continued the form from the last few races, so things are looking good for the team in this race."
Bruno Senna
 Bruno Senna"We were optimistic of getting into Q3 today, but unfortunately as the weather got hotter it wasn’t the best conditions for the car, and we were doing slower lap times than this morning’s practice session. We made a few decisions before qualifying based on the fact that we were expecting the track to be a bit cooler, but ultimately that wasn’t the case. P12 isn’t a bad position to start in at Interlagos though, so we’re in a good position to score points tomorrow."
Mark Gillan Chief Operations Engineer:
 Mark Gillan"Having struggled a bit yesterday, we worked hard overnight to adapt the car balance for qualifying whilst keeping a watchful eye on the likely wet race conditions. Both drivers were much happier with the car balance today and drove very well in the initial damp green track conditions in Q1. Bruno was ultimately unlucky not to proceed into Q3 and Pastor had a very good session finishing in a strong P6. The forecast predicts heavy overnight rain and we look forward to what will no doubt be a very eventful race."
Senna
 

Interlagos, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
4.309 kms / 2.677 miles.

Weather: Warm and dry
Air: 23 - 26°C Track: 25 - 36°C

POS

DRIVER

TEAM

Q1

Q2

 Q3

1

L Hamilton

 McLaren 1:15.075 1:13.398 1:12.458

2

J Button

 McLaren 1:15.456 1:13.515 1:12.513
3 M Webber Red Bull 1:16.180 1:13.667 1:12.581
           
6 P Maldonado
FW34 04
RS27-5366/2		 Williams F1 Team 1:16.266 (13th) 1:13.698 (5th) 1:13.174
12

B Senna
FW34 03
RS27-5349/2

 Williams F1 Team 1:15.333 (2nd) 1:14.219 -
 

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