German driver Sebastian Vettel of the Red Bull Racing team clinched pole position for tomorrow's Grand Prix of Canada in Montreal.
“We worked very hard to improve the car, there's a hole or not. We had a clean preparation for the race,” said Vettel during the post-race interview.
“We knew it would be tight in qualifying. You make a small mistake and you lose a lot of time here. We saw in Monaco that the Pirelli Super Softs tires are working well, but it all depends on how [the] race will unfold. Making the tires last is tricky here,” he added.
Lewis Hamilton of the McLaren team qualified second.
“The car was working well yesterday in cooler temperatures, and it was not as good today. We captured a reasonably good position at the start. We feel confident because the car was good yesterday on the long runs,” Hamilton said.
Fernando Alonso qualified his Ferrari in third place.
“There are only five or six corners on this track, that's why it is so close. I am happy with the car, and the new parts are working as expected. We have good grip and we made a step forward in performance. The car works well here on the long straights, which is encouraging,” Alonso explained.
Grand Prix of Canada, Montreal, Qualiying*:
Row 1
Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull RB8-Renault) – 1min13.784s – Q3
Lewis Hamilton (McLaren MP4/27-Mercedes) – 1min14.087s – Q3
Row 2
Fernando Alonso (Ferrari F2012) – 1min14.151s – Q3
Mark Webber (Red Bull RB8-Renault) – 1min14.346s – Q3
Row 3
Nico Rosberg (Mercedes MGP W03) – 1min14.411s – Q3
Felipe Massa (Ferrari F2012) – 1min14.465s – Q3
Row 4
Romain Grosjean (Lotus E20-Renault) – 1min14.645s – Q3
Paul Di Resta (Force India VJM05-Mercedes) – 1min14.705s – Q3
Row 5
Michael Schumacher (Mercedes MGP W03) – 1min14.812s – Q3
Jenson Button (McLaren MP4/27-Mercedes) – 1min15.182s – Q3
Row 6
Kamui Kobayashi (Sauber C31-Ferrari) – 1min14.688s – Q2
Kimi Raikkonen (Lotus E20-Renault) – 1min14.734s – Q2
Row 7
Nico Hulkenberg (Force India VJM05-Mercedes) – 1min14.748s – Q2
Daniel Ricciardo (Toro Rosso STR7-Ferrari) – 1min15.078s – Q2
Row 8
Sergio Perez (Sauber C31-Ferrari) – 1min15.156s – Q2
Bruno Senna (Williams FW34-Renault) – 1min15.170s – Q2
Row 9
Pastor Maldonado (Williams FW34-Renault) – 1min15.231s – Q2
Heikki Kovalainen (Caterham CT01-Renault) – 1min16.263s – Q1
Row 10
Vitaly Petrov (Caterham CT01-Renault) – 1min16.482s – Q1
Jean-Eric Vergne (Toro Rosso STR7-Ferrari) – 1min16.602s – Q1
Row 11
Pedro De La Rosa (HRT F112-Cosworth) – 1min17.492s – Q1
Timo Glock (Marussia MR01-Cosworth) – 1min17.901s – Q1
Row 12
Charles Pic (Marussia MR01-Cosworth) – 1min18.255s – Q1
Narain Karthikeyan (HRT F112-Cosworth) – 1min18.330s – Q1
* Unofficial timing
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| Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull (Photo: WRI2) |
“We worked very hard to improve the car, there's a hole or not. We had a clean preparation for the race,” said Vettel during the post-race interview.
“We knew it would be tight in qualifying. You make a small mistake and you lose a lot of time here. We saw in Monaco that the Pirelli Super Softs tires are working well, but it all depends on how [the] race will unfold. Making the tires last is tricky here,” he added.
Lewis Hamilton of the McLaren team qualified second.
“The car was working well yesterday in cooler temperatures, and it was not as good today. We captured a reasonably good position at the start. We feel confident because the car was good yesterday on the long runs,” Hamilton said.
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| Fernando Alonso, Ferrari (Photo: WRI2) |
Fernando Alonso qualified his Ferrari in third place.
“There are only five or six corners on this track, that's why it is so close. I am happy with the car, and the new parts are working as expected. We have good grip and we made a step forward in performance. The car works well here on the long straights, which is encouraging,” Alonso explained.
Grand Prix of Canada, Montreal, Qualiying*:
Row 1
Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull RB8-Renault) – 1min13.784s – Q3
Lewis Hamilton (McLaren MP4/27-Mercedes) – 1min14.087s – Q3
Row 2
Fernando Alonso (Ferrari F2012) – 1min14.151s – Q3
Mark Webber (Red Bull RB8-Renault) – 1min14.346s – Q3
Row 3
Nico Rosberg (Mercedes MGP W03) – 1min14.411s – Q3
Felipe Massa (Ferrari F2012) – 1min14.465s – Q3
Row 4
Romain Grosjean (Lotus E20-Renault) – 1min14.645s – Q3
Paul Di Resta (Force India VJM05-Mercedes) – 1min14.705s – Q3
Row 5
Michael Schumacher (Mercedes MGP W03) – 1min14.812s – Q3
Jenson Button (McLaren MP4/27-Mercedes) – 1min15.182s – Q3
Row 6
Kamui Kobayashi (Sauber C31-Ferrari) – 1min14.688s – Q2
Kimi Raikkonen (Lotus E20-Renault) – 1min14.734s – Q2
Row 7
Nico Hulkenberg (Force India VJM05-Mercedes) – 1min14.748s – Q2
Daniel Ricciardo (Toro Rosso STR7-Ferrari) – 1min15.078s – Q2
Row 8
Sergio Perez (Sauber C31-Ferrari) – 1min15.156s – Q2
Bruno Senna (Williams FW34-Renault) – 1min15.170s – Q2
Row 9
Pastor Maldonado (Williams FW34-Renault) – 1min15.231s – Q2
Heikki Kovalainen (Caterham CT01-Renault) – 1min16.263s – Q1
Row 10
Vitaly Petrov (Caterham CT01-Renault) – 1min16.482s – Q1
Jean-Eric Vergne (Toro Rosso STR7-Ferrari) – 1min16.602s – Q1
Row 11
Pedro De La Rosa (HRT F112-Cosworth) – 1min17.492s – Q1
Timo Glock (Marussia MR01-Cosworth) – 1min17.901s – Q1
Row 12
Charles Pic (Marussia MR01-Cosworth) – 1min18.255s – Q1
Narain Karthikeyan (HRT F112-Cosworth) – 1min18.330s – Q1
* Unofficial timing