US GP - Michelin - QualifyingGiancarlo Fisichella was the pick of the Michelin drivers during qualifying for tomorrow’s United States Grand Prix.
The Italian qualified third place on the grid a second off the pace of Pole-winner Michel Schumacher.
It is only the
third time this season that Michelin has not taken pole position for a Formula One race, but seven drivers from four partner teams have secured a place in the top ten.
Nick Shorrock, Michelin Formula One Director
“That was a fairly intense qualifying session, with a kind of race within a race at the start of the decisive final run. Between them, our partner teams have chosen three different products for tomorrow’s race – one ‘prime’ and two ‘options’ – and all have performed very well in terms of long-run consistency."
“Some partners picked up a degree of understeer today and we have yet to generate the kind of ultimate performance we saw during testing, but we are expecting even hotter weather for tomorrow’s race and that might well provide an optimum operating platform for our tyres.”
Pat Symonds, Renault Executive Engineering Director
“Obviously our main concern this weekend was to have good durability from the tyres at this circuit and the professional engineering approach that Michelin has taken following the problems encountered last year has given us just that. We are looking forward to a good and safe race tomorrow.”
Source Michelin
