Brazilian GP - Red Bull Ferrari - QualifyingDavid Coulthard's qualifying session lasted just 15 minutes as he was unable to coax enough pace form his Red Bull Ferrari to make it though to the second round of qualifying. Coulthard set the 19th fastest time but will move
up a position due to team-mate Robert Doornbos' engine change penalty. Doornbos himself set the 15th fastest time.
David Coulthard
“The balance of the car was the same as it had been this morning – and wasn’t very good. On this type of track you need entrance stability in order to carry speed into the turns and I just haven’t been able to find it. I’ve scored points from the back of the grid before and it’s not over until the chequered flag, but clearly this makes it a lot more difficult to get a good result.”
Robert Doornbos
“We really wanted to attack in the last qualifying session of the year and I think we did that. The sessions are a lot of fun – you can really drive on the limit and get the maximum out of the car.
I think I got the maximum out of the car today. We’ve gone through tomorrow’s race in our minds set-up wise, and we’re going to be pushing hard.”
Christian Horner
“Obviously, it was a disappointing qualifying session for David who hasn’t been happy with the balance of his car all day. Robert did a good job. We decided that he’d only do one run in the second qualifying session, due to knowing what our limitations are and the ten-place grid penalty we collected for Robert’s engine change. Hopefully, we’ll be stronger in the tomorrow’s race.”
Source Red Bull Ferrari
