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Sauber Motorsport driver Pedro de la Rosa achieved his best qualifying result of the season so far when he finished ninth here in Silverstone this afternoon, finishing ahead of seven time world champion Michael Schumacher in the Mercedes.
It was the fourth time this year the team had made it into the top ten qualifying with one car, and for the first time it was De la Rosa.
“I am a very happy man today. It was not only my best qualifying this year, but also the best Saturday because in free practice this morning my car was very good. We learned a lot during Friday’s practice sessions and made a lot of changes, aerodynamically as well as mechanically,” he said.
“Now my car is very consistent. Ahead of the weekend we thought we would be quite good here because of the high speed corners, and it has turned out we are. It is good to match expectations. The new parts we took to Valencia worked and the small steps we have for Silverstone are an improvement too.”
Unfortunately teammate, Kamui Kobayashi, qualified only in 12th for tomorrow’s British Grand Prix...
“The overall performance of the car has definitely improved, but today I found it extremely difficult to put a good lap together,” he said. “I got it right in one corner, but wrong in the next. Sometimes the grip was there, sometimes it wasn’t. I struggled from a lack of consistency. The race is a different story and from 12th on the grid there is certainly a good chance to score points.” |
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