German GP 2006 - Free Practice & Qualifying

DAVID COULTHARD:
"It's great to get through to the top ten, it's just disappointing that once we're there, that's where we
stay,  in  tenth.  I'd  no  fresh  tyres  remaining  in  the  last  qualifying  stint,  so  I  wasn't  able  to  attack  so
much. The nature of this circuit makes it tricky to drive in some of the turns. The high-speed entries to
Turn one and the stadium are followed by very short apexes, so how you commit to that first phase of
the circuit can be tricky to judge. It's difficult to nail the exact position that you need to take. But, other
than that, a solid day today." 



CHRISTIAN KLIEN
"I  expected  to  be  in  the  top  ten  today,  as  this  morning  was  so  good,  but  I  finished  the  second
qualifying stint just one tenth away from it. It's a bit of a shame that I didn't improve on my second
new tyre run - I had a little bit of traffic. The car was well balanced, so I was pretty happy, and the
tyres worked well meaning we were quite competitive. From P12 on the grid, we still should have a
good race tomorrow."



CHRISTIAN HORNER
"For the second race in succession, David put in a solid qualifying performance and made it through
into  the  top  ten.  Tenth  and  twelfth  are  respectable  starting  positions.  I  think  that  we've  been
reasonable through the weekend so far, and we'll obviously be looking to move forward from those
positions during the race."



STATISTICS
DAVID COULTHARD
3rd Practice Position: 5        Best Time:   1:16.080    Laps:     14
Qualifying Position:   10       Best Time:   1:14.826
Chassis Number:        3

CHRISTIAN KLIEN
3rd Practice Position: 1        Best Time:   1:15.628    Laps:     14
Qualifying Position:   12       Best Time:   1:15.141
Chassis Number:        2