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Jean Todt : “The
qualifying session was closely fought, right to the end. On
its race weekend debut, the F2005 went well. Michael did a
good lap which will allow him to run third from last in
tomorrow morning’s qualifying. We knew Rubens would find it
tough, as he did hardly any running in free practice.
Nevertheless, he did a good job and has every chance of
having a good race on Sunday. We can expect a very tough
race tomorrow, with very high temperatures playing their
part. Tyres will play a crucial role and we will have to
wait and see whether Bridgestone or its competitor has made
the best choice.”
Michael Schumacher
: “It is fair to say that Malaysia gave us a wake up call
and I must thank the team for the great effort it has made
to move the new car schedule forward. It was important to
have it here in Bahrain because of the new engine rule. All
the work has paid off, we are back near the top and the gap
to the two guys ahead of me is quite reasonable. We and
Bridgestone seem to be back on track. So far this season we
have been off the pace in qualifying and a bit better in the
race. Now, we are reasonable in qualifying and our race pace
seems good too. Over the course of all the practice sessions
here we have made steady progress with the car-tyre
package.”
Rubens Barrichello
: “Qualifying was a shot in the dark, given that I had only
done a few laps yesterday morning. I made a mistake at the
first corner and locked my wheels, losing quite a lot of
time. Track condition seems different to last year and, not
having done any running, I was not in a position to get the
most out of qualifying. But all things considered, it was
not too bad and the car confirmed the first impressions I
had formed yesterday. Tomorrow will be a long, tough race
and I am convinced we have the potential to do well.”
Ross Brawn
: “It has been a reasonable day for us. I
think that Rubens really did a great job, given that this
was only his second proper lap in the car. |
