MERCEDES GP PETRONAS Formula One Team
2010 Brazilian Grand Prix
Qualifying
Saturday, 6 November 2010
The MERCEDES GP PETRONAS team experienced mixed fortunes in qualifying for the Brazilian Grand Prix at Interlagos today with Michael Schumacher qualifying in eighth place and Nico Rosberg in 13th position. team report
A wet track and a brief shower led to an exciting qualifying hour with tyre strategies playing a crucial role. Despite making the right calls, the day didn’t quite work out for the team with Michael unable to maximise his dry tyres in Q3 and Nico held up by traffic in Q2, leaving him unable to progress to the final session.
2010 Brazilian Grand Prix - Qualifying Results
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Driver |
Team
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Time (min)
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1
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Nico Hulkenberg |
Williams
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1:14.470 min (S3)
1:19.144 min (S2)
1:20.050 min (S1)
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2
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Sebastian Vettel
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1:15.519 min (S3)
1:18.691 min (S2)
1:19.160 min (S1)
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3
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Mark Webber |
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1:15.637 min (S3)
1:18.516 min (S2)
1:19.025 min (S1)
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4
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Lewis Hamilton
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1:15.747 min (S3)
1:18.921 min (S2)
1:19.931 min (S1)
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5
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Fernando Alonso
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1:15.989 min (S3)
1:19.010 min (S2)
1:18.987 min (S1)
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6
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Rubens Barrichello
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1:16.203 min (S3)
1:18.925 min (S2)
1:19.799 min (S1)
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7
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Robert Kubica |
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1:16.552 min (S3)
1:18.877 min (S2)
1:19.249 min (S1)
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8
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Michael Schumacher
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1:16.925 min (S3)
1:18.923 min (S2)
1:19.879 min (S1)
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9
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Felipe Massa |
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1:17.101 min (S3)
1:19.200 min (S2)
1:19.778 min (S1)
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10
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Vitaly Petrov |
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1:17.656 min (S3)
1:19.153 min (S2)
1:20.189 min (S1)
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11
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Jenson Button
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1:19.288 min (S2)
1:19.905 min (S1)
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12
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Kamui Kobayashi |
Sauber
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1:19.385 min (S2)
1:19.741 min (S1)
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13
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Nico Rosberg |
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1:19.486 min (S2)
1:20.153 min (S1)
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14
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Jaime Alguersuari |
Toro Rosso
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1:19.581 min (S2)
1:20.158 min (S1)
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15
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Sebastien Buemi |
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1:19.847 min (S2)
1:20.096 min (S1)
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16
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Nick Heidfeld |
Sauber
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1:19.899 min (S2)
1:20.174 min (S1)
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17
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Vitantonio Liuzzi |
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1:20.357 min (S2)
1:20.592 min (S1)
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18
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Adrian Sutil |
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19
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Timo Glock |
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20
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Jarno Trulli |
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| 21 |
Heikki Kovalainen |
Lotus |
1:22.378 min (S1) |
| 22 |
Lucas di Grassi |
Virgin |
1:22.810 min (S1) |
| 23 |
Christian Klien |
HRT |
1:23.083 min (S1) |
| 24 |
Bruno Senna |
HRT |
1:23.796 min (S1) |
team report