Singapore GP: Williams Qualifying Review

By Williams F1 Team
September 27 2010

The AT&T Williams F1 team reviews their qualifying performances for the 2010 Singapore Grand Prix.

 
 Williams Singapore GP Qualifying Review:
With dependable progression for both AT&T Williams drivers into Q3 in recent races, today’s session was positive for Rubens Barrichello and frustrating for Nico Hulkenberg in equal measure. Rubens achieved his season’s best  qualifying performance by claiming P6. Nico, who has been consistently quick all weekend on the Marina Bay circuit,
endured a difficult pair of runs in Q2 that saw him unable to make the cut into the final session for the first time in five races.
Rubens Barrichello:
Rubens Barrichello"First of all I’d like to say thanks to the team for bringing new components to this race which have worked. Of course expectations were pretty high, but I think we have matched our ambition today and we have the basis for a
good race tomorrow."
Nico Hulkenberg: 
Nico Hukelburg"It was a totally frustrating session for me tonight. It’s pretty inexplicable, the car has been good all weekend long and we have been consistently in the top ten very comfortably. On the first run in Q2 on prime tyres, I got
backed up by Sutil, then there was a yellow flag. So when I boxed for options I was still confident we could bank a good lap, but the car balance was like night and day. I am not sure if we had a problem, but we will fight on. Although overtaking is not easy, incidents do occur here, so possibilities still exist and the car remains fast."
Sam Michael Technical Director WilliamsF1
 Sam Michael"It was a great qualifying performance from Rubens tonight, showing that the improvements that we have on his car are working well. Unfortunately Nico missed Q3 by less than a tenth - such a shame because he's been quick all
weekend. But it's not over yet and a street circuit can throw up many surprises in the race."

Marina Bay, Singapore
5.073kms / 3.152 miles

Weather:
Air: 28 - 29°C Track: 27 - 28°C

POS

DRIVER

TEAM

Q1

Q2

Q3

1

F Alonso

 Ferrari

-

-

1:45.390

2

 S Vettel Red Bull

-

-

1:45.457

3

L Hamilton

 McLaren

-

-

1:45.571

6

R Barrichello
FW32-04 CA222

 AT&T Williams 1:48.183 (8th) 1:47.019 (8th) 1:46.236
12* N Hulkenberg
FW32-01 CA223		 AT&T Williams 1:47.984 (5th) 1:47.674 -
*Subject to a five place grid penalty due to a gearbox change

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