Spanish GP: Williams Qualifying Review

By Williams F1 Team
May 8 2010

The AT&T Williams team reviews qualifying for the 2010 Spanish Grand Prix.

 
 Williams Spanish GP Qualifying Review:
Barcelona’s Circuit de Catalunya delivered an unrewarding qualifying result for AT&T Williams today. The team were unable to capitalise on Nico Hulkenberg’s competitive Q1 pace, falling short of a place in the top ten and leaving Nico in P13 on the grid for tomorrow’s race. For the first time this season, Rubens Barrichello was unable to make it past Q1 and will start the Spanish Grand Prix on the ninth row in P18.
Rubens Barrichello:
Rubens Barrichello"Unfortunately, I didn’t have a clear run during any of my outings; I just kept getting caught out by traffic. It’s going to happen to everyone at some stage this season; it was obviously just my turn today. It’s disappointing because I thought we had a shot at Q3 this afternoon. I was also carrying some car damage from stones thrown up by other cars which we will have to fix tonight."
Nico Hulkenberg: 
Nico Hukelburg"Personally, I’m happy with my qualifying laps. We are of course aiming higher than P13, but that is where our performance is at the moment. I went off in Q1 which caused some minor damage to the car but the mechanics fixed it really quickly, and thanks to everyone at the factory who worked so hard to get the updates out in time for my qualifying session."
Sam Michael Technical Director WilliamsF1
 Sam Michael"Overall, that wasn’t a good qualifying performance for the team. Rubens failed to make it out of Q3 after issues with traffic, while we were unable to convert Nico’s pace in Q1 to take him through Q2 and into the top ten. We'll look at the data to understand why and work on further improvements."

Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona
4.655kms / 2.892 miles

Weather: Warm
Air: 19 - 20°C Track: 34 - 39°C

POS

DRIVER

TEAM

Q1

Q2

Q3

1

M Webber

 Red Bull

-

-

1:19.995

2

 S Vettel Red Bull

-

-

1:20.101

3

L Hamilton

McLaren

-

-

1:20.829

13 N Hulkenberg
FW32-03 CA123		 AT&T Williams 1:22.857 (15th) 1:22.131 -
18

R Barrichello
FW32-04 CA125

 AT&T Williams 1:23.125 - -
 

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GroveF1
08/05/2010 16:32
JUST NOT GOOD ENOUGH - NO MATTER HOW MUCH YOU TRY AND GLOSS IT OVER!!!

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crusty_bread
08/05/2010 19:12
Hülkenberg went much faster in Q2 than in Q1. I don't understand Sam Michael's comment. Was the Hülk on the harder tyres in Q1?

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pgj
08/05/2010 19:44
I think Sam is not blaming Nico for making the mistake.

Williams and proud of it.

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crusty_bread
08/05/2010 19:53
Are they saying that the Hülk could have gone faster in Q2 had he not gone off in Q1?

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pgj
08/05/2010 20:10
He made a mistake on his last hot lap in Q2. By saying 'we' I think that Sam is avoiding putting any blame on Nico at all.

I also think that Sam is saying that the car was good enough for Q3.

Williams and proud of it.

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crusty_bread
08/05/2010 20:47
Then Nico's mistake is the best bit of news I have heard all day.

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