Brazilian GP - Michelin - QualifyingKimi Raikkonen was the fastest Michelin runner during qualifying for Sunday’s finale at Interlagos. The McLaren Mercedes driver will start from the front row of the grid behind Felipe Massa in his Bridgestone-shod Ferrari and ahead of
Jarno Trulli in the Toyota. Bridgestone's World championship leader
Fernando Alonso will line up fourth in his Renault as he pursues a second straight title...
Nick Shorrock, Michelin F1 Director
“That wasn’t one of the easiest sessions we’ve had this year. Our main rival is clearly very quick over a single lap but from a race perspective we feel very confident about our pace and consistency. Our tyres were not in their ideal operating window in this afternoon’s warmer weather, but
Kimi Raikkonen did a terrific job and Renault is in a very good situation as it chases another Formula One world title double.
“Between them, our partner teams will be using five Michelin products tomorrow – a blend of five different casings and three different compounds.
It has been a long, hard season but I’m sure our tyres will be as effective during the final 71 laps as they have been throughout the campaign.”
Martin Whitmarsh, CEO Formula One, Team McLaren Mercedes
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Kimi Raikkonen did an excellent job for the team today and I believe we are set for a very exciting race tomorrow. We worked hard with Michelin to choose appropriate tyres for this race and we’re very pleased with the results. We were able to develop strong first-lap pace and the tyres also proved to be very fast and consistent over longer runs. I expect both our cars to be competitive in the race.”
Source Michelin
