Sunday 7 June 2009

Turkish Grand Prix - Qualifying Round-Up

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1 S. Vettel Red Bull Racing
2 J. Button Brawn GP Formula One Team
3 R. Barrichello Brawn GP Formula One Team
4 M. Webber Red Bull Racing
5 J. Trulli Panasonic Toyota Racing
6 K. Raikkonen Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro
7 F. Massa Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro
8 F. Alonso ING Renault F1 Team
13 T. Glock Panasonic Toyota Racing


Panasonic Toyota Racing will start the Turkish Grand Prix with high
expectations for a strong result after qualifying at Istanbul Park
today. Under clear skies, with track temperatures hitting 46°C and
air temperatures 29°C, Jarno Trulli secured his fourth top-six grid
spot of the season while Timo Glock missed the top 10 by a small
margin. There was little to choose between the soft and hard
Bridgestone Potenza tyres over one lap of Istanbul Park and in first
qualifying the Toyota drivers set their fastest times on different
rubber, with Jarno on hard and Timo on soft tyres. In the second
session both set their fastest laps on the soft option but recorded
differing results. Jarno eased through as second quickest while Timo
lost a fraction of a second in the final sector and ended up 13th.
That left just Jarno's TF109 in the final session and he was
immediately competitive on hard tyres before setting his fastest lap
on the softer rubber in the final seconds, claiming fifth place in
the process.

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