AT&T Williams Italian GP Qualifying

Nico Rosberg:
I am really pleased with the result today. It was a good qualifying session and I was consistently able to be at the front and, despite the conditions, I felt comfortable in the car. On top of this, we didn’t compromise too much for qualifying and we have a good strategy plan for the race. As tomorrow goes, I would rather we didn’t have as much rain as we did today as it was pretty dangerous in terms of aquaplaning. Ultimately, I don’t mind if it is dry or wet tomorrow as long as the amount of rain is reasonable as I have the benefit of a good start position.

Kazuki Nakajima:
It was very difficult and disappointing qualifying today and I just struggled to find a clean lap in the traffic. We had wet conditions in the third practice today and I looked okay, finishing the session in P5. As the track conditions and weather were similar this afternoon, it makes my qualifying result even more disappointing.

Sam Michael, Technical Director:
It was an exciting session, the kind of which we don’t see too often and these conditions pay dividends for teams that can think on their feet. We now have quite a mixed grid with cars out of position from where they would normally be, so the race on Sunday is going to be interesting. Nico did a great job in all three qualifying sessions and is well prepared for a strong race tomorrow.

POS DRIVER TEAM Q1 Q2 Q3
1 S Vettel Toro Rosso - - 1:37.555
2 H Kovalainen McLaren - - 1:37.631
3 M Webber Red Bull Racing - - 1:38.117
5 N Rosberg
FW30 05/H353
AT&T WILLIAMS 1:35.485 (4th) 1:35.898 (3rd) 1:38.767
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K Nakajima
FW30 04/H352
AT&T WILLIAMS 1:36.653 - -