Fernando Alonso, Pole positionI was really pleased to get pole today – my fourth in a row. I made a little mistake on my first flying lap in the super-pole and I knew it was close with Michael. So we fitted another set of tyres, and I managed to do a better lap. I think conditions out there today were quite difficult for everybody, so we made some changes to the car before the session that gave us some more grip, and stabilised the car balance a little bit. Tomorrow's race is going to be interesting because nobody has really done any long runs, so I think there may be some surprises with the tyres. So far, though, the Michelin tyres have been excellent and I am confident. This a great pole for the team, because it proves that Renault is not relaxing – we are taking the fight to Ferrari.
Kimi Raikkonen, 2nd position"I'm really pleased being on the first row particularly at Silverstone where a lot of the guys from Woking and Brixworth are able to come and support us. The car was working well and in a way I'm a bit disappointed not to be on pole as we were so close. My final run was a bit tight – I think there were only a few seconds left – but we made it and were able to achieve second which is super. We made a lot of progress from yesterday, and I was really able to push. Now I look forward to the race tomorrow where we will do everything to do well. A win is possible, but so much can happen, but I'm really pleased with today's result and look forward to tomorrow."
Giancarlo Fisichella, 5th positionWe made some changes to the car before qualifying and the car was on an edge in the first sector. I couldn't attack the quick corners properly and I was losing time in the first sector. So fifth is a bit disappointing, because we had a front row car today. Even so, I am still in a strong position, and very optimistic for tomorrow's race.
Pos Driver Constructor Time 1 Fernando Alonso Renault 1m20.253 2 Kimi Raikkonen Team McLaren Mercedes 1m20.397 3 Michael Schumacher Scuderia Ferrari 1m20.574 4 Felipe Massa Scuderia Ferrari 1m20.764 5 Giancarlo Fisichella Renault 1m20.919 6 Rubens Barrichello Honda Racing 1m20.943 7 Ralf Schumacher Toyota 1m21.073 8 Juan Pablo Montoya Team McLaren Mercedes 1m21.107 9 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 1m21.329 10 Jacques Villeneuve BMW Sauber 1m21.599
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------11 David Coulthard Red Bull Racing 1m21.442 12 Nico Rosberg Williams F1 1m21.567 13 Tonio Luizzi Toro Rosso 1m21.699 14 Christian Klien Red Bull Racing 1m21.990 15 Scott Speed Toro Rosso 1m22.076 16 Tiago Monteiro MF1 Racing 1m22.207
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------17 Mark Webber Williams F1 1m23.129 18 Christijan Albers MF1 Racing 1m23.210 19 Jenson Button Honda Racing 1m23.247 20 Takuma Sato Super Aguri 1m26.158 21 Felipe Massa Scuderia Ferrari 1m26.316 22 Jarno Trulli Toyota
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