:01:24. > :01:34.this crumbling concrete, it is part of a tranquil park on the outskirts
:01:34. > :01:41.
:01:41. > :01:45.of Milan. But this decaying track tells a far from tranquil tale. For
:01:45. > :01:55.precisely 90 years, this place has given us everything that motor
:01:55. > :02:11.
:02:11. > :02:16.noise. What a circuit, of what a place to
:02:16. > :02:19.drive, and for every one of those 90 years, the cars have delivered
:02:19. > :02:26.the speech, and the fans have delivered the atmosphere. It will
:02:26. > :02:31.not surprise you that the dominant colour is red. Ferrari red. Welcome
:02:31. > :02:37.to qualifying for the Italian Grand Prix. Talking about the fans, they
:02:37. > :02:42.are quite excitable, did you not once get stripped in the 90s?!
:02:42. > :02:46.car got stripped in 94, I run out of fuel at the beginning of the
:02:46. > :02:51.entrance to the pit lane, they took everything they could. You were
:02:51. > :02:56.left unscathed? They were not interested in the! It is also about
:02:56. > :03:02.the politics. Many things have been decided and worked out off the
:03:02. > :03:06.track here, it is an important race, politically. Yes, everybody
:03:06. > :03:11.believed in the past that Ferrari caddied a big engine, but that was
:03:11. > :03:14.nonsense. If you think about the driver and what goes on for the
:03:14. > :03:19.following season, picking the drivers and announcing the teams
:03:19. > :03:27.was always done here. The reason is because it is the final race of the
:03:27. > :03:37.European season. Plenty of different drivers have picked up
:03:37. > :03:38.
:03:38. > :03:43.race victories. The season ends in Brazil. We come here, having been
:03:43. > :03:48.at another legendary circuit in Belgium, a remarkable start to that
:03:48. > :03:55.race, and it is the talking point about closed cockpit racing. What
:03:55. > :04:02.is the latest? Testing is at an advanced stage, several reports
:04:02. > :04:05.have been passed on to the Association, and it is a question
:04:05. > :04:09.whether the teams or the FITA decide to go for that type of
:04:09. > :04:14.canape or whether they go for a more traditional metal structure.
:04:14. > :04:19.As you can see from this, how close Fernando Alonso was. That accident
:04:19. > :04:24.has got people talking about closed cockpits, but that has not been the
:04:24. > :04:28.big talking point. The story was broken by Eddie Jordan on Wednesday,
:04:28. > :04:34.and as soon as he arrived here, he decided to delve deeper.
:04:34. > :04:39.Lewis Hamilton has spent 15 years with McLaren., knitting in a
:04:39. > :04:44.glorious championship win in 2008. Many people believe he is here for
:04:44. > :04:49.his entire career. I understand he is about to leave the team. Since I
:04:49. > :04:52.made this store Republic, McLaren have been inundated with requests
:04:52. > :04:57.to respond. What is your understanding of the current
:04:58. > :05:04.position for next season? understanding is that we are
:05:04. > :05:10.talking to him. Any sentence that begins Eddie Jordan understands is
:05:10. > :05:17.questionable! Thank you for that! We know he has been to see Ferrari,
:05:17. > :05:21.he has been to see Red Bull, he is in discussions. Why is that?
:05:22. > :05:26.driver has to be driving at a team that he is happy with it, he has
:05:26. > :05:35.got to be happy here. We do not want an unhappy driver with our
:05:35. > :05:42.team. In life, you look at options, and everybody does that. This team
:05:42. > :05:47.is a good place for him to be. But he has got to believe that. And his
:05:47. > :05:52.management have got to believe that. We will say in the coming days or
:05:52. > :05:56.weeks. Or you convinced he will be driving for McLaren next year?
:05:56. > :06:01.pretty convinced we will have a good, competitive driver next year.
:06:01. > :06:06.If Lewis Hamilton were to leave, what needs to happen? I believe
:06:06. > :06:13.Mercedes is by far the most likely home for him. But they already have
:06:13. > :06:21.two drivers, and we know three into two does not go. Does Michael
:06:21. > :06:27.Schumacher agree with my theory? heard that as well, but let's not
:06:28. > :06:32.comment. Eddie Jordan can have his own point of view. For the moment,
:06:32. > :06:37.he is a McLaren driver. He is totally motivated and focused on
:06:37. > :06:45.getting to as many points as he can for his team. Perhaps the last
:06:45. > :06:49.words should be his. Nothing has been signed. We are in advanced
:06:49. > :06:56.negotiations with McLaren. That is what you would like to raise?
:06:56. > :06:58.is what we are working on. Some remarkable responses. When you
:06:58. > :07:02.were conducting those interviews, it felt like people were not
:07:02. > :07:07.answering your questions, they were using the interview to tell you
:07:07. > :07:11.what they wanted to tell the world. Precisely, we know what age huge
:07:11. > :07:17.platform this is, and they want to get that out all over the world.
:07:17. > :07:24.Any team principal, you and the answer the question that you want
:07:24. > :07:28.to have been asked. That is what they are de rigueur. It is not a
:07:28. > :07:33.case of asking what they said but why they have said it. You have
:07:33. > :07:37.driven for this team, you have negotiated contracts with this team,
:07:37. > :07:41.did Martin Whitmarsh sound like a confident man? He sounded like he
:07:41. > :07:45.was trying to say the least amount possible without committing. The
:07:45. > :07:51.thing that stood out was the fact that it was more about convincing
:07:51. > :07:56.the management than it was about Lewis Hamilton. I am sure that
:07:56. > :08:00.Lewis Hamilton is committed to the team. But he does have a management
:08:00. > :08:07.company, and it is their job to secure him the best financial terms.
:08:07. > :08:13.That will be the stumbling block. The one question, many teams could
:08:13. > :08:19.afford him, why Mercedes? It is clear, they give almost everything
:08:19. > :08:24.to his management company. They gave him a worldwide platform.
:08:24. > :08:28.McLaren is a huge a successful team, but they are British and can find,
:08:28. > :08:34.but Mercedes is totally global, and there are unparalleled
:08:34. > :08:39.opportunities. I guess he would look at what happened with Michael
:08:39. > :08:43.Schumacher going to Ferrari. One thing is for certain, we will not
:08:43. > :08:47.get any answers this weekend! That was the big talking point so far
:08:47. > :08:57.this weekend, but here is Lee McKenzie with the rest of the
:08:57. > :09:02.
:09:02. > :09:06.Belgian Grand Prix has remained a talking point all week, with safety
:09:06. > :09:13.in driving standards being looked at by the FITA. Watching the crash
:09:13. > :09:17.back, if you appreciate how close it really was. When it happened, I
:09:17. > :09:22.was ready to continue if the car was not to damaged. You do not
:09:22. > :09:26.realise how close it is. After the incident, and having crashed seven
:09:26. > :09:31.times on the first lap from 12 races, Romain Grosjean was given a
:09:31. > :09:38.one-race ban, so Jerome d'Ambrosio takes his place this weekend.
:09:38. > :09:43.all happened really quickly. A lot of information to taking, but it is
:09:43. > :09:49.a great opportunity. I will try to stay as relaxed as I can, and tried
:09:49. > :09:53.to do my job. Pastor Maldonado was given two five place grid penalties
:09:53. > :10:03.for this weekend, one for a jump- start and the other for causing a
:10:03. > :10:03.
:10:03. > :10:07.collision. It was a bad weekend in Belgium. We need to restart here
:10:07. > :10:11.with a 10 place penalty, which is difficult. Sebastian Vettel avoided
:10:11. > :10:16.the melee and went on to finish second, but after watching the
:10:16. > :10:21.crash back, he feels that changing the design of the cars is only a
:10:21. > :10:27.matter of time, if not choice. be honest, if you look at the
:10:27. > :10:37.incidents, QC how close it was. It pushes a very much into that
:10:37. > :10:41.direction. If you have the choice to have a canape or not, you will
:10:41. > :10:51.go for the option to have one. That is the way to go in the future,
:10:51. > :10:57.even though I am not a big fan. Alex Zanardi, who lost both legs in
:10:57. > :11:01.2001, has won two gold medals in the Paralympics in hand cycling to.
:11:01. > :11:08.The drivers have been praising his coverage, personality and
:11:08. > :11:13.describing him as an inspiration. Amazing, all of us extend our
:11:13. > :11:18.congratulations to him, a true sporting hero. They love their
:11:18. > :11:22.sportsmen here. You can see the crowd, no prizes for guessing which
:11:22. > :11:29.garage we are standing outside, it is Ferrari. All of the focus is on
:11:29. > :11:36.this team, and they have given their fans are a scare. But today,
:11:36. > :11:39.they have looked really fast in final practice. Make sure you
:11:39. > :11:44.understand, I am really quite convinced that they will be close
:11:44. > :11:49.to the front. Or you expecting them to be quick? This morning was a
:11:49. > :11:53.good indication, Fernando Alonso was in the top three, Felipe Massa
:11:53. > :12:00.not too far behind. I expect them to be challenging for the front row.
:12:00. > :12:04.Just to give you an idea of the battle for the championship,
:12:04. > :12:10.Fernando Alonso and had a 40. GAP dummied into the last race, but it
:12:10. > :12:16.has been trimmed. Red Bull are looking in pole position to pick up
:12:16. > :12:24.their third constructors title in three seasons. David Coulthard will
:12:24. > :12:34.join Ben Edwards in the commentary box. All of the signs this weekend
:12:34. > :12:46.
:12:46. > :12:50.point to a remarkable fight for separated Lewis Hamilton from
:12:50. > :12:56.Fernando Alonso in practice this morning. 14 cars were covered by
:12:56. > :13:04.one second. Qualified has begun. Gary Anderson, what can we expect?
:13:04. > :13:10.The of tyres are fairly durable. The harder will do four or five
:13:10. > :13:16.laps. The softer, the best thing we have seen this morning that is a
:13:16. > :13:20.fast lap, a slap and a fast lap. The third one is the best. Because
:13:20. > :13:25.of the extra grip, the straight- line speed is reduced. That is
:13:25. > :13:29.everything here, that is why we will see such small rear wings on
:13:29. > :13:35.the cars. This is the fastest circuit on the calendar. It is the
:13:35. > :13:45.lowest downforce on the calendar. Braking down the first corner is
:13:45. > :13:47.
:13:47. > :13:50.important. On board with Daniel Ricciardo in the Toro Rosso. A
:13:50. > :14:00.better the chance to look through the trees at this wonderful setting
:14:00. > :14:03.
:14:03. > :14:09.of the Monza circuit. This was a corner many years ago. Use as much
:14:09. > :14:15.of the kerb as you possibly can. That is not a good sign gun as he
:14:15. > :14:25.goes into the first corner. These tyres suffer from thermal
:14:25. > :14:27.
:14:27. > :14:32.degradation. The DRS is wide-open, you can use it on every streak.
:14:32. > :14:37.This will be a sight to lap from Daniel Ricciardo. After the points
:14:37. > :14:47.scored last time, they will be hopeful. Toro Rosso are an Italian
:14:47. > :14:53.team. This is a home event for them. They will be hopeful to get cars in
:14:53. > :14:56.the points. But they were fortunate in Belgium, with the accident. They
:14:56. > :15:03.took advantage of the situation, and they came through with some
:15:03. > :15:13.decent points. Daniel Ricciardo sets the pace initially, one second
:15:13. > :15:22.
:15:22. > :15:31.building flat spots on these tyres. You see howk howk, not even
:15:31. > :15:41.attempting to do the first -- Huck not even attempting to do the first
:15:41. > :15:51.chicane. Unusual why he just went on. We will maybe get a reason for
:15:51. > :15:53.
:15:53. > :16:02.that. That is a good opening gambit from Paul di Resta. Hull Kenburg
:16:02. > :16:08.the -- Nico Hulkenberg had his best finish the last time out. The
:16:08. > :16:13.Mercedess struggled last time. But this weekend they have looked fast.
:16:13. > :16:17.They run the double DRS system, so- called, because it stalls the front
:16:17. > :16:21.wing and has that obvious opening of the rear wing. That gives them
:16:21. > :16:27.the ability to reduce the overall drag. There is more information on
:16:27. > :16:32.how that works, but my understanding is it enable them to
:16:32. > :16:41.close that DRS later on the entry to the corner, because they're
:16:41. > :16:50.getting less of an imbalance across the car. So this sh -- should in
:16:50. > :16:56.theory be a better weekend for their team. Michael Schumacher has
:16:56. > :17:06.gone second. It is a Mercedes one/two. On boards with Nico
:17:06. > :17:07.
:17:07. > :17:15.Hulkenberg. There is no gear selected. We will have a look at it.
:17:15. > :17:25.On a down shift it sounds. As he was going through the run off area
:17:25. > :17:30.he had to park the car. On board with Alonso under the trees. A good
:17:30. > :17:37.lap so far. He was quick in the first sector, although not fastest
:17:37. > :17:42.of all. He has traffic up ahead. Senna glancing in his mirrors.
:17:42. > :17:47.Senna keeping over to the left. He had held up a few times this
:17:47. > :17:54.morning. He is making sure he won't cause the same problem to anybody
:17:54. > :18:00.else. He has got Felipe Massa ahead. Ferrari were playing with using the
:18:01. > :18:05.two car tosto each other around. Gary, you said it sound like fe
:18:05. > :18:10.Nando has a higher system. He has more down force in the rear wing.
:18:10. > :18:18.He likes that extra grip. I'm not sure it will work tomorrow. But
:18:18. > :18:23.today it will make the car more secure on braking. Fernando Alonso
:18:23. > :18:28.is fastest. That is a good opening lap from Fernando Alonso on the
:18:28. > :18:34.harder of the two compounds of tyre. Michael Schumacher with a lock up
:18:34. > :18:44.there. He decided he had to take the escape road. He took the
:18:44. > :18:50.decision late. Part of floor sticks out and is referred to as the tea
:18:50. > :18:55.tray, I have never seen anybody put a cup of tea on there, but Rosberg
:18:55. > :19:02.has gone purple in the first and second sector. So this could be the
:19:02. > :19:07.quickest. Nico Rosberg is second. So a fraction off the time of
:19:07. > :19:13.Fernando Alonso. Paul di Resta you are on board now with the Scot.
:19:13. > :19:22.With his Italian heritage. Here we are in Italy, no Italian drivers
:19:22. > :19:32.here this year. He is third quickest. Watching Kimi Raikkonen
:19:32. > :19:33.
:19:33. > :19:39.here, he has never won at Monza, but he had pole position in 2006.
:19:40. > :19:45.Let's keep an eye on his pace. Fernando Alonso has just gone
:19:46. > :19:50.fastest. Where does this put Kimi Raikkonen? He is fifth. He is half
:19:50. > :19:58.a second off the pace. On boards now with Sebastian Vettel.
:19:58. > :20:03.Currentfully eighth place as he comes up to this -- currently in
:20:03. > :20:09.eighth place. He is hanging on the first tyre grip there. Trying to
:20:09. > :20:14.get the power open. Those who follow Formula One may remember
:20:14. > :20:20.Derek Warwick overstepping the mark and running wide and clouting the
:20:20. > :20:30.barriers. Fernando Alonso, look at that, half a second quicker than
:20:30. > :20:33.
:20:33. > :20:38.Nico Rosberg. Benefiting from a double pause. This is at the double
:20:38. > :20:43.Les mow. We're watching Lewis Hamilton. He has gone fastest in
:20:43. > :20:49.the first sector. This could be an improvement from Lewis. He has
:20:49. > :20:54.never won the race here. He has had a pole position in 2009. He has had
:20:54. > :21:01.a couple of incidents in races in the past. Once he was chasing
:21:01. > :21:07.Jenson Button. He has got fastest first and middle sector.
:21:07. > :21:14.Interesting it has taken him several laps to build up the
:21:14. > :21:18.confidence to bring the tyres in. He has now found form and this
:21:18. > :21:26.should take him to quickest in the session. He has had that he pole
:21:26. > :21:30.positions. He is second fastest to Fernando Alonso. You're watching
:21:30. > :21:37.Pastor Maldonado, who will have that tenth police grid ppblty, once
:21:37. > :21:43.all of the qualifying is finished. -- grid penalty. He has done that
:21:43. > :21:51.on a few occasions so far this year. He is seventh at the moment. On
:21:51. > :21:57.boards with Jenson Button. We have seen haplts do a 1.25.02. He is
:21:57. > :22:05.third now. Nico Hulkenberg is back in the pits. Gary any news on Nico
:22:05. > :22:12.Hulkenberg is this No other than Nico Hulkenberg is probably at the
:22:12. > :22:17.end of straight. That points the finger at something being a problem.
:22:17. > :22:25.We could add lots of things up. This is a very hard circuit on gear
:22:25. > :22:29.boxes. You get a snatch of torque through the guideline. This is
:22:29. > :22:38.Jerome D'Ambrosio. He is on a good lap and he should perhaps get into
:22:38. > :22:44.that top 17. His first time out in a Formula One car this season. He
:22:44. > :22:49.has raced here before. He is 17th. He is 17th and just in there. He
:22:49. > :22:53.has got a decent margin over Heikki Kovalinan. You would think Jerome
:22:53. > :22:57.D'Ambrosio has done enough. Heikki Kovalinan's made it into Q2 a
:22:57. > :23:02.couple of times. Can he pull something out of bag? His first
:23:02. > :23:07.split is indicating he is not going to do it, he is not fast enough.
:23:07. > :23:12.seems the teams at the back of the grid are not particularly good in a
:23:12. > :23:22.straight line. That would suggest they don't have as good a natural
:23:22. > :23:24.
:23:24. > :23:30.down force in the car and it is quite dirty down force. He is
:23:30. > :23:35.weaving side to side that, suggests he is trying to get heat into the
:23:35. > :23:39.tyres. He should get two more laps. We know the tyres are lasting
:23:39. > :23:43.reasonably well. So he is not safe yet. Heikki Kovalinan will do his
:23:43. > :23:47.best to beat the time Jerome D'Ambrosio has set. Let's see what
:23:47. > :23:55.has been going on. Jean-Eric Vergne is at the first chicane and he had
:23:55. > :24:02.to get out of that. He is 15th, but he is faster than team mate, Daniel
:24:02. > :24:09.Ricciardo. As we see this is depbts, it doesn't lock up. We ra hearing
:24:09. > :24:15.the drivers were complaining about these seeping -- sleeping policeman
:24:15. > :24:21.and a suggest that the sleeping policemen were eating too much
:24:21. > :24:27.pasta and they were too big. Why they would wait until after P3 to
:24:27. > :24:31.complain, it does seem a bit late. Jerome D'Ambrosio has done a slower
:24:31. > :24:36.lap. We're watching Michael Schumacher, who is 12th fastest.
:24:36. > :24:46.All that matters is getting in the top 17. That is what we're focused
:24:46. > :24:49.
:24:49. > :24:56.on now, whether it will be Jerome D'Ambrosio. He will get one more
:24:56. > :25:04.lap in here and the tyres do seem to be holgd up well at this stage.
:25:04. > :25:10.-- holding up well. He exits the bend and the Caterham now flat out
:25:10. > :25:16.down the start/finish straight. But it is not enough to go into 17th
:25:16. > :25:21.place. Heikki Kovalinan done a 1.26.6. He has one more lap. I'm
:25:21. > :25:29.not sure he will be able to make it. Jerome D'Ambrosio has staid out
:25:29. > :25:32.there. He has not done any personal bests, but I think the 26-year-old
:25:32. > :25:39.Belgian should be through into the second part of qualifying that.
:25:39. > :25:43.Means the first hurdzle is coming pleethed. -- hurdle is completed.
:25:43. > :25:52.He is doing another lap for practice. It was a slightly better
:25:52. > :25:57.time in the end. He made one less gear change on the way into
:25:57. > :26:01.parabolica. Every time you shift down, it takes a bit of speed off
:26:01. > :26:05.mid corner. As his confidence builds, he can take that corner in
:26:05. > :26:15.what sounds like fourth gear. He will have been satisfyed to make
:26:15. > :26:27.
:26:27. > :26:32.the first bit of qualifying. Timo Glock is just through. Pedro de la
:26:32. > :26:41.Rosa is behind Narain Karthikeyan and it looks as though Narain
:26:41. > :26:46.Karthikeyan may have outqualified his team mate. Heikki Kovalinan,
:26:46. > :26:51.sadly, towards the back and it is the first time that Narain
:26:51. > :26:58.Karthikeyan has out-qual fade team mated since the 2005 Chinese Grand
:26:58. > :27:05.Prix. But he has not done any full seasons since then. He has done
:27:05. > :27:12.bits and pieces. I saw him just before qualifying. He was quicker
:27:12. > :27:19.than Pedro de la Rosa this morning and he has out-done his team mate.
:27:19. > :27:25.Cue a billion people in India clapping and cheering. So those
:27:25. > :27:33.outs are Heikki Kovalinan, Vitali Petrov, Charles Pic and Narain
:27:33. > :27:41.Karthikeyan. And the shock is that Nico Hulkenberg is also out. JAKE
:27:41. > :27:45.HUMPHREY: Nico Hulkenberg, something went wrong what,
:27:45. > :27:52.happened? Suddenly lost drag. The engine just switched off itself.
:27:53. > :27:57.That is unusual. That notice good! No, quite disappointing, we showed
:27:57. > :28:01.a good performance and today could have been a good day. But now it is
:28:01. > :28:05.a different challenge. EDDIE JORDAN: we were impressed with the
:28:05. > :28:08.race last weekend and here another few days later and you have the
:28:08. > :28:15.disa pointment. Do you think you have the belief that this consider
:28:15. > :28:20.can drag you up into the points? have, I'm happy with the car and
:28:20. > :28:26.the balance. We have done a good job. Now it is unfortunate the way
:28:26. > :28:33.qualifying went. But we're not giving up and this car can still
:28:33. > :28:41.drag me into the points. Good man. Keep your eye on Huck tomorrow. He
:28:41. > :28:47.will be looking to overtake and get into the points. Now back to the
:28:47. > :28:51.second part of qualifying. second part of qualifying starts.
:28:51. > :28:57.While Nico Hulkenberg is out, Paul di Resta is one of the first to
:28:57. > :29:01.take to the track. Now team will work. Q2 has been one of the most
:29:01. > :29:11.competitive sessions throughout the year. Gary, what is it going to
:29:11. > :29:12.
:29:12. > :29:18.take to get into the top ten this time? Felipe Massa and one of
:29:18. > :29:28.Mercedes got out on the softer tyre. I think you need to do a 4.6 or a
:29:28. > :29:37.24.7. I think you have got to get into that before you can be safely
:29:37. > :29:43.in the top ten. Fernando Alonso set the fastest pace in the first part
:29:43. > :29:49.of qualifying. You're watching Paul di Resta he is using the kerbs. You
:29:49. > :29:53.have got to be aggressive on them. DAVID COULTHARD: The purist would
:29:53. > :29:59.describe the track limit being shown by the white lines. And when
:29:59. > :30:03.we do that, we're stealing a bit. This is always about getting your
:30:03. > :30:07.car not only sets up in a straight line and braking, but the ability
:30:07. > :30:12.of the drive tore shorten the line and take the shortest route through
:30:12. > :30:17.the corner by cutting the kerbs. Sometimes you have a car that works
:30:17. > :30:27.well every where apart from in the kerb-jumping. That is something you
:30:27. > :30:35.
:30:35. > :30:43.areas, but it is so important. According to Gary Anderson, that
:30:43. > :30:50.should be about right. He is on the softer tyre. Felipe Massa has made
:30:50. > :30:55.an error. You can see the sleeping policeman. Not doing any damage,
:30:55. > :31:00.hopefully, but not ideal, because he has lost that lap. We saw
:31:00. > :31:09.Michael Schumacher lock-up earlier, and he gets the back end a loser.
:31:09. > :31:16.We do not see that so often. Michael came off the brake pedal
:31:16. > :31:24.and turned him, there was not enough real grip. This is a good
:31:24. > :31:33.one from Fernando Alonso, but not as good as Q1. Out comes Lewis
:31:33. > :31:42.Hamilton, up on the softer compound. The medium tyre. Pastor Maldonado
:31:42. > :31:46.has gone into fourth place. Let's not forget Nico Rosberg. We have
:31:46. > :31:54.seen good pace from him so far this weekend. They seemed to be in
:31:54. > :32:01.better shape, Mercedes, than in Belgium. Mark Webber uses the curbs
:32:01. > :32:09.at Variante Ascari. Nico Rosberg is warming up his tyres in the
:32:09. > :32:19.background. On the one hand, bearing on to the curbs is a bad
:32:19. > :32:30.
:32:30. > :32:39.thing, because you are picking up Variante Ascari. Mark Webber went
:32:39. > :32:44.into seventh place. For the moment, he is reasonably safe. Jerome
:32:44. > :32:50.d'Ambrosio is on the softer tyre, he will come back out onto the
:32:50. > :32:55.harder tyre. Paul di Resta has put in a good lap. Felipe Massa has
:32:55. > :32:59.gone into second place. Ferrari first and second so far. Jenson
:32:59. > :33:08.Button looks as though he could beat them all, because he is on a
:33:08. > :33:18.quick lap. Sergio Perez kicking up the dust. I would not want to be
:33:18. > :33:22.
:33:22. > :33:29.that white! -- wide! It was a great recovery, and a solid lap time.
:33:29. > :33:36.computer was quite slow to update that, Jenson Button just a little
:33:36. > :33:40.bit slower than Fernando Alonso. had started to take the load off
:33:40. > :33:49.the car, he was looking at his dashboard, to get feedback on his
:33:49. > :33:57.lap time, and he drifted out onto the dust. No real harm done. But he
:33:57. > :34:02.must have been doing 180 mph. Anderson, in Belgium, the south
:34:02. > :34:08.because were fantastic, but they are not showing that pace here --
:34:08. > :34:12.Sauber cars. I thought they would be doing a very good job. They have
:34:12. > :34:18.not got it together, I think it is the braking stability into the
:34:18. > :34:27.corner. You never know what a circuit will throw at it. It is not
:34:27. > :34:37.throwing the lap times they want. They are in danger. We know that
:34:37. > :34:39.
:34:39. > :34:49.Jenson Button has gone second fastest. He said he got held up. A
:34:49. > :34:49.
:34:49. > :34:53.pretty impressive time it. Looking on the circuit Tracker, the cars
:34:54. > :34:57.behind him, Sebastian Vettel and Jenson Button, so I presume it is
:34:57. > :35:05.not likely that Jenson Button held him up, so is he suggesting that
:35:05. > :35:11.Sebastian Vettel got into his way? Nico Rosberg has missed the first
:35:11. > :35:19.chicane. He will not be able to set a lap time on this lap. Mark Webber
:35:19. > :35:24.is down in 48 place, and he only moved up to 13th place. That back
:35:24. > :35:32.support we have seen so far, we were not sure if they were running
:35:32. > :35:41.the cars directly, but they do not have the pace. It looks like their
:35:41. > :35:48.top speed. Whether that is the minimum downforce they can run with
:35:48. > :35:53.some efficiency, or whether they think, let's just go for the best
:35:53. > :36:01.race set-up? DRS is only available for a limited amount of the gap. It
:36:01. > :36:08.remains to be seen. Mark Webber wants to get another set of tyres.
:36:08. > :36:13.We have seen a few mistakes from Michael Schumacher already today.
:36:13. > :36:17.We are getting into the climax. Gary Anderson, it is interesting to
:36:17. > :36:24.see the Ferrari going so well, because they have been in wet
:36:24. > :36:31.qualifying sessions, Fernando Alonso's pole positions. Yes, we
:36:31. > :36:35.had good running on Friday, but this morning, he was right up to
:36:35. > :36:44.speed, he was just marginally slower than Lewis Hamilton. The
:36:44. > :36:54.momentum is there. They have a different style of real winner. --
:36:54. > :37:02.real wind. RADIO: 100% open, the second time. Yes, 100% on the out
:37:02. > :37:07.lap. He is trying to get the KERS up and running it. But yes, they
:37:07. > :37:17.have got the pace, because Felipe Massa has been behind him as well.
:37:17. > :37:23.
:37:24. > :37:30.Daniel Ricciardo has been a joy to application of the power. A small
:37:30. > :37:36.correction as he built the speed. It was almost as if he was waving
:37:36. > :37:41.big push McQuaid into the crowd. An unusual style. He is not likely to
:37:41. > :37:49.get through to the final part of qualifying, although he has done it
:37:49. > :37:53.this year, in Bahrain. Bruno Senna is in 11th place, he has done a
:37:53. > :38:03.personal best in the first sector. An opportunity to get into the top
:38:03. > :38:04.
:38:04. > :38:12.10 for the second time this year. He has gone down to 12th places. A
:38:12. > :38:17.good first sector, but he backed off. Pastor Maldonado has improved.
:38:17. > :38:25.It is still going to be tight, because Sebastian Vettel is in
:38:25. > :38:35.tenth place. How much confidence will there be? It is interesting, a
:38:35. > :38:35.
:38:35. > :38:40.bit of weeding out, just feeling where the car is. A nice apex.
:38:40. > :38:47.is followed by Kamui Kobayashi. The Japanese driver was on the front
:38:47. > :38:57.row in Belgium, but he is battling to get into the top 10. It was a
:38:57. > :39:06.
:39:06. > :39:13.on to the power. He is a bit wider than Daniel Ricciardo. He had just
:39:13. > :39:22.taken a bit more speed off than Daniel Ricciardo. They are still
:39:22. > :39:31.battling it. RADIO: I have got the engine on just to make sure. Felipe
:39:31. > :39:39.Massa, and Ice Age 4 Q3? Rob Smedley said, I think so. He very
:39:39. > :39:45.impressive lap from Paul di Resta. Sebastian Vettel is desperate to
:39:45. > :39:50.get into the top 10. This is good for him to make it, but Mark Webber
:39:50. > :39:56.is on a good lap as well. This will squeeze out Pastor Maldonado, and
:39:56. > :40:05.it could put Kimi Raikkonen into danger. Kimi Raikkonen has got
:40:05. > :40:13.another lap. Sebastian Vettel, where he beat the chequered flag?
:40:13. > :40:19.He is still there, with another lap today. Mark Webber is out! He has
:40:19. > :40:28.not made it through to Q3. Last weekend, Sebastian Vettel failed,
:40:28. > :40:36.and it is the other way around this time. Daniel Ricciardo has beaten
:40:36. > :40:40.his team-mate as it stands. He gets one back on Jean-Eric Vergne.
:40:40. > :40:46.Jerome d'Ambrosio standard for Romain Grosjean. This is the best
:40:46. > :40:56.lap he has done, but it will not be enough. Kimi Raikkonen is only just
:40:56. > :41:06.there. This latter is not looking fast for Kimi Raikkonen. -- this
:41:06. > :41:07.
:41:08. > :41:13.lap. This will not be enough for Jerome d'Ambrosio. That shows you
:41:13. > :41:19.how tough Formula One is, to come into a car that is competitive.
:41:20. > :41:28.Kimi Raikkonen is only just there. He is coming back into the pits.
:41:28. > :41:34.Can anybody else challenge? I do not think so. Kimi Raikkonen is
:41:34. > :41:40.safe in tenth place. Mark Webber is the one squeezed out of the top
:41:40. > :41:44.runners. He is third in the championship. That will be a blow.
:41:44. > :41:50.But it gives him more choice in terms of strategy, a delegate to
:41:50. > :42:00.the race. Pastor Maldonado has also failed, neither Williams has made
:42:00. > :42:01.
:42:01. > :42:10.it in. Bruno Senna in 40 the place. -- 14th place. It took a while to
:42:10. > :42:13.come back again. That does not make any sense at all. Pastor Maldonado
:42:13. > :42:21.has successfully completed the corner, and he has disengaged his
:42:21. > :42:26.brain and run onto the grass. That is a bit worrying. He might have
:42:26. > :42:30.been looking at something in the cockpit, but that is sloppy.
:42:30. > :42:40.cut the mess he has left for everybody else, it is the end of
:42:40. > :42:41.
:42:41. > :42:49.the session. Sergio Perez is out. RADIO: We are 38 place. 0.1 away
:42:49. > :42:53.from Q3. We were too close to Bruno Senna. They reckon they were too
:42:53. > :43:03.close behind. Kamui Kobayashi has made it through, an impressive
:43:03. > :43:14.
:43:14. > :43:20.wayside, including some big names. We will be back for Q3 in a minute.
:43:20. > :43:25.This is what Mark Webber had to say. What were you struggling with?
:43:25. > :43:35.lap times of the other guys. It is what we expected, we were on the
:43:35. > :43:39.
:43:39. > :43:46.bottle. -- on the bubble. No massive surprises. We just have not
:43:46. > :43:51.been competitive enough in this type of situation. In short runs.
:43:51. > :43:57.Can you take any positive? It gives you a bit more freedom of in terms
:43:57. > :44:01.of strategy. Yes, 11th place, we can choose what we did tonight, but
:44:01. > :44:08.in general, we do not want to have this discussion, we want to be
:44:08. > :44:12.further up. It makes life easier for us on Sunday. We have a taste
:44:12. > :44:19.of tomorrow, but you never say never, you keep pushing it.
:44:19. > :44:26.How have you felt this week? Nervous or excited? He is a great
:44:26. > :44:32.opportunity, I am really happy to be sitting in a racing car. It has
:44:32. > :44:37.been a long time. I am pleased about that. Alongside that, it is a
:44:37. > :44:42.big challenge. We know how quick this car is, and it has been on the
:44:43. > :44:48.podium regularly, can you get it up into the points for the weekend?
:44:48. > :44:54.will try to do my best. We need to finish the race. That is the first
:44:54. > :45:04.bend. The first corner is always tricky. But the race pace yesterday
:45:04. > :45:08.
:45:08. > :45:14.it looked better than qualifying, out what happens in the pole
:45:14. > :45:21.position shoot-out. Here is who is going to be on pole for the Italian
:45:22. > :45:29.Grand Prix. The final part of qualifying gets under way on a
:45:29. > :45:38.glorious autumn day. The track temperature is 40 degrees. The two
:45:38. > :45:44.Ferraris are straight out on to the circuit and, well Alonso has looked
:45:44. > :45:51.mighty fast here. Massa has backed him up well. Gary sh do you think
:45:51. > :45:56.Ferrari can take a dry weather pole here stkph Yes we saw them
:45:56. > :46:01.practicing pulling each other over a three-lap run. That is why they
:46:01. > :46:05.have gone out so close together. A lot of other cars in between them
:46:05. > :46:09.will be trying to help each other. That will be interesting to watch.
:46:09. > :46:13.Of course they're using each other's slip stream to make that
:46:13. > :46:22.hole in the air. We have seen it before and David you have done that
:46:22. > :46:27.yourself with Mika Hakkinen. There is a lovely sign from the old
:46:27. > :46:33.circuit, from the banking that crosses the track with Alonso's
:46:33. > :46:39.name. You did it with Hakkinen, work together, we don't know if
:46:39. > :46:42.they will do it. But is it a difficult thing to time well?
:46:42. > :46:48.distance they have there between Fernando and Philippe, you will
:46:48. > :46:54.feel a different and see a difference, so you will only be so
:46:54. > :46:59.close that you're getting the big toe to overtake him. The risk is
:46:59. > :47:04.you both lose your lap time. But Felipe Massa will get the benefit
:47:04. > :47:09.of the air being moved forward with the hole that is created in the air.
:47:09. > :47:14.They will swap around I'm sure later and then that way the
:47:14. > :47:18.advantage will go to Fernando. Fernando Alonso has been on pole
:47:18. > :47:24.here for Ferrari before and took the victory in 2010. What a massive
:47:24. > :47:28.thing that was on Ferrari home turf here. It all matters so much to the
:47:28. > :47:32.fans. Now he has got to tray and take that pole position. But the
:47:32. > :47:38.first sector certainly faster for Massa than Alonso. He is the one
:47:38. > :47:43.doing the chasing. They start with the big gap and Massa is doing the
:47:43. > :47:49.chasing. Not much action at Lotus. It is in the interest of Fernando
:47:49. > :47:56.to allow him to qualify as bst he can. Then he has a wing man in the
:47:56. > :48:02.race. And there you go, he lets him pass. He has released him to finish
:48:02. > :48:05.his lap. That is a perfect example of team work. Unsurprising that
:48:05. > :48:10.Ferrari are engaging their brain and playing the long game. They
:48:10. > :48:14.would love to be on pole and to win, but it is about the overall
:48:14. > :48:20.Championship. Massa out of parabolica, looking for decent time
:48:20. > :48:25.for Ferrari. He has had a decent year. Can he turn this around? He
:48:25. > :48:29.is fastest at the moment. Not quite as quick as we have seen from
:48:29. > :48:34.Fernando Alonso. Now presumably it ill with be Fernando Alonso's time.
:48:34. > :48:41.But it is Massa's best time. On board with Sebastian Vettel. He
:48:41. > :48:46.does not have a team mate to help him, because Webber is not in.
:48:46. > :48:51.only way it could not work for Ferrari, we have Jenson Button and
:48:52. > :48:58.Lewis Hamilton as traffic, so if they're on a slowish outlap, that
:48:58. > :49:04.could compromise Ferrari's strategy. And mean while down to the Ascari
:49:04. > :49:09.chicane. Short shifts in the middle. Drives it off. And then just brings
:49:09. > :49:17.the car back across to the left before the edge of the parabolica.
:49:17. > :49:23.Behind by the way as we thereon that, a good couple of secondss
:49:23. > :49:31.from Lewis Hamilton. Let's see what the lap time is like for Sebastian
:49:31. > :49:36.Vettel. It is 25.06789 watch out for Hamilton, he is going faster
:49:36. > :49:42.than Jenson Button. Jenson Button goes seconds. But it is a faster
:49:42. > :49:45.time from Lewis Hamilton. 24.0, the fastest time we have seen so far.
:49:45. > :49:50.But we know it has been nip and tuck with Fernando Alonso, who is
:49:50. > :49:54.heading back in. Interesting. He is not going to complete the run.
:49:54. > :50:04.Whether he wants to make a change on the car, or just deciding the
:50:04. > :50:14.timing is not quite right. Again this could be choreographed. That
:50:14. > :50:19.could be a shrub set of tyres for Fernando Alonso. -- scrub set of
:50:19. > :50:25.tyres. Massa's efforts have put himself ahead of Button. That is a
:50:25. > :50:29.good performance. We know that McLaren is quick. Nico Rosberg is
:50:29. > :50:37.getting some tyre temperature. Both Mercedess have made it into the top
:50:37. > :50:47.ten, Kimi Raikkonen and Paul di Resta are in the top ten. Kobayashi
:50:47. > :50:50.is also in this top ten shoot-out. Crucially, Massa is in front of
:50:50. > :50:54.Sebastian Vettel, who is the next man in the Championship behind
:50:54. > :50:59.Fernando Alonso. That makes a difference to Fernando Alonso. Here
:50:59. > :51:05.we're with Nico Rosberg as he goes on to his flying lap with just over
:51:05. > :51:14.four minutes to go in the final part of qualifying. Watch the G
:51:14. > :51:21.meter. He is not braking as part as others. We have seen 5G of
:51:21. > :51:26.deceleration. It is interesting to see that. Some adjustment s on the
:51:26. > :51:33.brake balance.Less coming to the second chicane now. -- he is coming
:51:33. > :51:38.to the second chicane now. Some cection in mid corner. Kimi
:51:38. > :51:44.Raikkonen hit that left hand kerb in practice yesterday. Paul di
:51:44. > :51:48.Resta preparing to come out in the Force India. He will be on track in
:51:49. > :51:54.a moment. Kobayashi is also on track. We're back with Nico Rosberg
:51:54. > :51:58.and his lap times, it is not quick enough, he is half a second down on
:51:58. > :52:03.the target time that Lewis Hamilton set. He is a busy boy in the car.
:52:03. > :52:08.He has been making brake balance adjustments, trying to adjust the
:52:08. > :52:12.car and balance its around this lap. It is looking evenly balanced
:52:12. > :52:16.between himself and Michael Schumacher. We should see where
:52:16. > :52:22.Michael Schumacher come. And Nico Rosberg comes out to finish his lap.
:52:22. > :52:26.Pole winner China, this won't be good enough for pole. It puts him
:52:26. > :52:31.fourth at the minute, behind Lewis Hamilton, Felipe Massa and Jenson
:52:31. > :52:36.Button. We're watching Michael Schumacher here. He is quicker than
:52:36. > :52:40.Nico Rosberg so far. He has a couple of good sectors. We could
:52:40. > :52:47.see a better lap from Michael Schumacher. Very even in terms of
:52:47. > :52:51.qualifying between the two of them. Six-all this year in term of who
:52:51. > :52:55.has been the fastest. Michael Schumacher has gone fourth and
:52:55. > :52:59.pushed Nico Rosberg back by three tenths of a second. A good lap from
:52:59. > :53:04.Michael Schumacher. A many time winner here. On board now with Kimi
:53:04. > :53:11.Raikkonen. I don't think the Lotus has got front row pace here. Let's
:53:11. > :53:16.see the end of the lap now. No, he is sixth fastest and it does seem
:53:16. > :53:20.Gary, a quick comment from you, the guys with Renault power, you look
:53:20. > :53:25.at the Red Bulls and the Williams who are out already, just
:53:25. > :53:33.struggling a bit for ultimate pace here. Yes it does look like its.
:53:33. > :53:38.But the cars are usually good at the race trim. Here you know you
:53:38. > :53:42.have so few corners that it I about power and straight line speed. We
:53:42. > :53:45.will have to see tomorrow, but I think they will be good in the race.
:53:45. > :53:52.Lewis Hamilton is still fastest with a minute and a half to go.
:53:52. > :53:58.We're into that final stage. Kobayashi has not set a time in Q3
:53:58. > :54:03.as yet. His target has to be Sebastian Vettel. Let's watch him
:54:03. > :54:12.across the line. He is goes eighth behind Sebastian Vettel. Paul di
:54:12. > :54:17.Resta has gone fastest of all, but he has a five-place grid penalty.
:54:17. > :54:21.But he is on great form. An update on the Ferrari team work, Fernando
:54:21. > :54:28.Alonso has gone out alone, Felipe Massa is still in the pits. Well
:54:28. > :54:36.actually Felipe Massa has appeared there. So he will be giving him the
:54:36. > :54:43.pay back, all exiting the top chicane there. Force India
:54:43. > :54:49.qualified second here in 2009 for Sutil. Oh a bit of oversteer on
:54:49. > :54:53.turning. He held on to it. He is driving well here. Can Paul di
:54:53. > :54:59.Resta do something special. He goes second. That is a tremendous lap by
:54:59. > :55:05.Paul di Resta. 24.3. Only to Lewis Hamilton. Yes he has a five place
:55:05. > :55:09.gear box penalty, but in sheer pace that was great stuff. A standing
:55:09. > :55:15.ovation in our commentary box for that. A great effort from Paul di
:55:15. > :55:22.Resta. You see him oversteering into parabolica. And Nico Rosberg
:55:22. > :55:28.completes his final run. No change, he stays sixth. Alonso is on a lap,
:55:28. > :55:34.but his first secondor is not that special. But hapltd's first sector
:55:34. > :55:38.is -- but Lewis Hamilton's first sector is. We could see changes as
:55:38. > :55:42.we're on boards with Felipe Massa. Trying to do his best for Ferrari
:55:42. > :55:47.and to hold on to a race seat for next year if possible. Fernando
:55:47. > :55:51.Alonso a long way back. We're not sure. Not a good lap from Fernando
:55:51. > :55:58.Alonso. He has run out of time and Fernando Alonso's target was to be
:55:58. > :56:05.up front. I am not sure it will work. Felipe Massa may out-qualify
:56:05. > :56:11.him. Felipe Massa is second and where's alone sew? He is only tenth.
:56:11. > :56:19.The Championship leader is only tenth. -- Alonso. Jenson Button has
:56:19. > :56:24.gone second there on that lap. It is a McLaren one/two and it is
:56:24. > :56:28.their 61st one/two on the grid, matching the Williams team. What a
:56:28. > :56:35.performance by Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button. Lewis takes his
:56:35. > :56:39.fourth pole of the season and McLaren's fifth of 2012 and Felipe
:56:39. > :56:44.Massa had outqualified Fernando Alonso for the first time this year
:56:44. > :56:49.and Felipe Massa has qualified third and Fernando Alonso is only
:56:49. > :56:54.tenth. My goodness. Lewis Hamilton takes his 23rd career pole position.
:56:54. > :57:02.Jenson Button will join him on the front row. Then Felipe Massa and
:57:02. > :57:07.Paul di Resta won't start fourth, but he has qualified fourth.
:57:07. > :57:17.Fernando Alonso only tenth fastest and he has some work to do from
:57:17. > :57:35.
:57:35. > :57:43.against their team mates have been changed around, Narain Karthikeyan
:57:43. > :57:48.beat rose rose and Nico Hulkenberg never set a time. JAKE HUMPHREY:
:57:48. > :57:57.Jake what a qualifying session, we enjoipd that. We would have loved
:57:57. > :58:01.to have been in one of cars. Lewis Hamilton, you remember what we said,
:58:01. > :58:04.this is a race he is focus and committed. He proved that beyond
:58:04. > :58:10.doubt. It is interesting, everyone has been talk about Lewis Hamilton
:58:10. > :58:17.all week. He gets his chance to do his talking and that is how he
:58:18. > :58:22.responds. His speed has never been in doubt. He is the man when he
:58:22. > :58:27.feels comfortable with the car can deliver the big lap. I feel we have
:58:27. > :58:36.missed in seeing Fernando Alonso, he had an issue with his car. But
:58:36. > :58:42.an impressive front rowlock-out for McLaren. We will find out what they
:58:42. > :58:52.thought later. Let's join Lewis Hamilton on his hot lap. David,
:58:52. > :58:53.
:58:53. > :58:58.your thoughts? It is exiting the second Lesmos. Yo can see him
:58:58. > :59:07.braking into ascary. He will use some kers on entry. Not as much as
:59:07. > :59:14.other teams. Full use of DRS, small adjustment to the car as he
:59:14. > :59:20.approaches par bol Dhaka -- parabolica. A bit of jor - steer,
:59:20. > :59:26.but back hard on the power, releases the last part of KERS and
:59:26. > :59:29.pole position. And pole here is more important than Monaco, nine of
:59:29. > :59:34.the last lever men have done the business from the front row.
:59:34. > :59:38.Because in qualifying you're allowed to see what the car can do.
:59:38. > :59:44.It is the ultimate speed of car. I remember for years aur always this
:59:44. > :59:49.is the track to get the engine on peak performance. They have a
:59:49. > :59:53.strong engine and a strong car and so pole usually wins. Lewis
:59:53. > :00:03.Hamilton would love to win tomorrow. Let's hear from him whrafplt a day
:00:03. > :00:09.
:00:09. > :00:13.do it in. It has been a good day, I am very happy with it. I could not
:00:13. > :00:18.have hoped for more. To have me and Jenson Button on the front row, it
:00:18. > :00:23.is great for the team, it is a great place to have it. It will be
:00:23. > :00:29.an interesting race, but I hope it is positive. The guys in the
:00:29. > :00:34.factory have done a fantastic job. I am very proud of them. Tell us
:00:34. > :00:39.about the pole position lap, because it is an art, linking it up.
:00:39. > :00:42.My practice laps were better. I should not say that! But in
:00:42. > :00:48.qualifying, you try to be perfect, but I generally struggle in
:00:48. > :00:53.qualifying. My last lap had more time in it, but I did not finish it.
:00:53. > :00:59.It is comforting to know that we have the pace. Anything can happen.
:00:59. > :01:04.I need to focus now, but all of the attention on to tomorrow, looking
:01:04. > :01:08.after the tyres. The most important thing is the start.
:01:08. > :01:14.Alongside him, Jenson Button. Congratulations, a fast car, and
:01:14. > :01:18.that is the perfect start. Yes, my team-mate is in a better position,
:01:18. > :01:23.congratulations to him, but today has been a good day for us, but it
:01:23. > :01:29.has got better, because I have seen what David Coulthard is wearing, a
:01:29. > :01:36.phenomenal! He is taking tips from Eddie Jordan! I am not responsible
:01:36. > :01:43.for this! We are here to entertain you! You entertained us. The car
:01:43. > :01:47.seems to be working so well, how much confidence is in McLaren?
:01:47. > :01:51.There is a lot of stuff going on off the circuit for all of us, but
:01:51. > :01:56.the main thing is we stay focused and do our best on the circuit.
:01:56. > :02:02.Today proved that, getting the front row, it has been a long time
:02:02. > :02:06.since we have been on the front row together. It is a great day for us.
:02:06. > :02:11.Today was good, but it is so difficult to get a perfect lap. It
:02:11. > :02:19.is the same for all of us. It feels like driving a go-kart and round a
:02:19. > :02:24.circuit. It is about keeping the minimum rips up. It is such a great
:02:24. > :02:29.feeling, it is not just about the raw power, it is about the minimum
:02:29. > :02:35.speed. I love it. In Q3, I have realised how much difference it
:02:35. > :02:42.makes. On the back of a fantastic win last weekend, has that gathered
:02:42. > :02:47.a momentum to give you this position today? This position today,
:02:47. > :02:51.yes. The last few races, since Hockenheim, the car has been
:02:51. > :02:56.working well. We have had a lower downforce, which is working well.
:02:56. > :03:03.Every time we put a new package on the car, we get the performance and
:03:03. > :03:08.we learned a lot about the car. Yes, last weekend's victory helped us
:03:08. > :03:13.this weekend. It is not over yet, there is a long race tomorrow. We
:03:13. > :03:18.will not be the only people in this fight. Felipe Massa has a great
:03:18. > :03:24.chance of challenging us. Sebastian Vettel starting in fifth place, he
:03:24. > :03:29.has got a great chance. Qualifying is all about maximising the DRS and
:03:29. > :03:31.everything. Tomorrow, looking at the speed traps, do you think
:03:31. > :03:41.anybody has compromised their qualifying to be stronger in the
:03:41. > :03:46.race? If there is one person, it is Sebastian Vettel. The Red Bull car
:03:46. > :03:54.has the limiter, so that the severed ear be short of that other
:03:54. > :03:59.people's. If you are starting Dyfed place, it does not help here. If
:03:59. > :04:03.you start on pole position, you disappear into the distance. We
:04:03. > :04:09.have learned a lot from qualifying, but we do not know the outcome of
:04:09. > :04:16.tomorrow. We will keep David Coulthard away from you, we do not
:04:16. > :04:26.want him dazzling due on the grid! As for Ferrari, mixed is the best
:04:26. > :04:31.
:04:31. > :04:36.way to describe their qualifying furthest forward, you have beaten
:04:36. > :04:43.your team-mate, and what a place to do that. I am very happy for the
:04:43. > :04:48.lap, very happy to be here in the top three. It is very important,
:04:48. > :04:52.this is a track I always enjoyed to drive. I hope this is just the
:04:52. > :04:56.beginning for the race tomorrow. We know how important it is for the
:04:56. > :05:06.team and for May, this race tomorrow. Tell us what happened out
:05:06. > :05:07.
:05:07. > :05:17.there. Something was broken in the car in Q3. They lost their easiest
:05:17. > :05:19.
:05:19. > :05:24.pole position of the year. We did 1:come before 0.1 in Q2, -- 1:23.1.
:05:24. > :05:34.But that is the way it is. The car will be OK tomorrow, but starting
:05:34. > :05:36.
:05:36. > :05:41.in tenth place will be difficult. We can fix the car. But we checked
:05:41. > :05:51.to see if we could have moved up the grid, but it was not enough, we
:05:51. > :05:56.
:05:56. > :06:01.Hulkenberg, it was great news for Paul di Resta, George Best ever
:06:01. > :06:06.qualifying performance in 4 min one. Let's not think about the penalty
:06:06. > :06:10.for changing your gearbox. That is the thing to reflect on, when you
:06:10. > :06:14.get an opportunity like that, fourth place is a big achievement
:06:14. > :06:22.for us. All of the boys and myself can indulge in a pizza to
:06:22. > :06:29.celebrate! We came here with hopes for how the car would be, and every
:06:29. > :06:34.time it has been on the track, we can deliver. Today, we have run in
:06:34. > :06:40.the top three or four. I always said that if a good kid that come
:06:40. > :06:49.up I would be satisfied. The well done. It was a great lap. Can you
:06:49. > :06:56.talk us through a part of your lap? And are supposed to be talking?! Go
:06:56. > :07:03.for it! This is the part that I have been struggling with. It is
:07:03. > :07:08.always on the edge. Heading down into a freshly resurfaced part of
:07:08. > :07:14.the track, this is one of those corners, it sucks you in, but it is
:07:14. > :07:18.all about the exit. I got a bit nervous on the entry, but I could
:07:18. > :07:22.get on the KERS and DRS quickly. Then you take a short line to the
:07:22. > :07:32.line. Is that the same for the race? You always use the shortest
:07:32. > :07:33.
:07:33. > :07:38.line. The officials have always wonders! Did a supplement from last
:07:39. > :07:44.weekend, -- discipline that from last weekend, does this compensate?
:07:44. > :07:49.It was a missed opportunity last weekend. The KERS failed, and we
:07:49. > :07:52.were just sitting there, when we could have been in the top five. We
:07:52. > :07:59.have put ourselves in a strong position, regardless of the penalty.
:07:59. > :08:05.We need to make sure our strategy is key for tomorrow. It looks like
:08:05. > :08:10.Mercedes are governed to make two stops. It is a lot of laps under
:08:10. > :08:16.extreme heat, and it depends what your balance is. I know the change
:08:16. > :08:25.of gear box moves you down to ninth place, but you have got good pace
:08:25. > :08:32.in the car. What flavour Peter? Something spicy! I am sure Eddie
:08:32. > :08:37.Jordan was impressed? It is just a fantastic opportunity. When you get
:08:37. > :08:43.the chance to come to this position, and he was there all the time. It
:08:43. > :08:48.was an excellent, strong team performance. He is back-pedalling!
:08:48. > :08:52.Welburn, congratulations. What about Red Bull? A year ago, they
:08:52. > :08:59.could not stop picking up all positions. He did not have the pace
:08:59. > :09:07.today. Sixth place today, he will move up
:09:07. > :09:12.a place tomorrow, is it as expected? If you are cap yesterday
:09:12. > :09:17.and this morning, we did another step in the right direction -- you
:09:17. > :09:22.look at yesterday. This is probably the maximum. The last lap was
:09:22. > :09:27.tricky, I try to get some slipstream, but I had to sacrifice
:09:27. > :09:33.my warm-up. That hurt us a bit more than regained through the
:09:33. > :09:39.slipstream. But Paul di Resta was out of reach. In the race, it could
:09:39. > :09:43.be a different story. The car looked good on Friday. We have only
:09:43. > :09:46.improved the car, so Richard be OK tomorrow. Michael Schumacher said
:09:46. > :09:56.he was happy that he is moving forward a place, because that side
:09:56. > :10:01.of the grid is better. Do you agree? Yes and No. It is pretty
:10:01. > :10:05.clean. It is more important you get a good start. It is more important
:10:05. > :10:12.you do everything the way you show it to get a good launch, a good
:10:12. > :10:16.getaway. It is tight into the first two corners, so we will see what we
:10:16. > :10:19.can do. Red Bull not really with the speed
:10:19. > :10:27.today, but they will hope they are stronger in the race. This is how
:10:27. > :10:32.the race can be one tomorrow. Able stop strategy is the best, but
:10:32. > :10:37.interestingly, with the McLaren cars blocking out the front row,
:10:37. > :10:45.once the DRS is available, they canto each other and pull away from
:10:45. > :10:49.the rest, which is important. Felipe Massa is in third place, his
:10:49. > :10:55.job should be to hold up the pack and try to let Fernando Alonso
:10:55. > :11:02.catch up. Again, using the DRS. The strategy is something that is not
:11:02. > :11:06.too flexible. If you flat stop a tyre, you could make two stops. I
:11:06. > :11:16.did expect one stop, and I would expect McLaren to be racing up the
:11:16. > :11:24.
:11:24. > :11:27.Congratulations to Felipe Massa, a great qualifying session for him.
:11:27. > :11:37.Paul di Resta will take a five place drop because of a change of
:11:37. > :11:42.
:11:42. > :11:47.we have seen previously. Fernando Alonso did not have the pace in Q3,
:11:47. > :11:56.there was an issue with his car. Disappointingly for him, a tenth
:11:56. > :12:06.place finish. No pace in the Red Bull compared to previous races.
:12:06. > :12:12.Pastor Maldonado will take two five pace drops. Bruno Senna was again
:12:12. > :12:16.outqualified by his team-mate. Jerome d'Ambrosio had just a few
:12:16. > :12:26.days' notice that he was coming into form and a one for this race.
:12:26. > :12:28.
:12:28. > :12:32.He will be happy with 16th place. Timo Glock again defeating his
:12:32. > :12:41.team-mate, Charles Pic. The Rhine, the kind and qualifying in front of
:12:41. > :12:50.power that -- Narain Karthikeyan qualifying in front of Nico
:12:50. > :12:59.Hulkenberg. If you want to see all the action, joined us for extended
:12:59. > :13:04.highlights tomorrow. Key to set up to be a great race. Absolutely.
:13:04. > :13:07.McLaren fans, they have never had so good an opportunity to catch a
:13:07. > :13:14.first and second here. What about Felipe Massa helping Fernando
:13:14. > :13:21.Alonso? That could happen. Felipe Massa was helped a lot by Fernando
:13:21. > :13:25.Alonso. Let's see if he pays it back. It has been a lovely day
:13:25. > :13:29.underneath the strong Italian sun here. Lewis Hamilton, everybody has