A large disappointment for Kimi and McLaren as his engine blew 7 minutes into the session. He claimed 2nd in qualifying, but due to the rules he will have to loose 10 positions for the beginning of the race and start at 12th position. This happened last week in France when he qualifyied in 3rd position and had to start in 13th due to engine failure. Now he did finish 2nd at France and he is very determined, so watch Kimi climb the ladder tomorrow at the English Grand Prix.
I notice that Jacques Villeneuve at Sauber put in a good qualifying effort and ended up in 11th position qualifying in front of both the Red Bulls and Williams BMW cars. He seems to have gained some confidence knowing that BMW has purchased Sauber and having another year in his contract with Sauber will give him a chance at some podiums next year. He qualifyed right behind 7 times world champion Michael Schumacher.
Pos No Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 5 Fernando Alonso Renault 1:19.905
2 9 Kimi Räikkönen McLaren-Mercedes 1:19.932 Engine failure again. Start at 12th
3 3 Jenson Button BAR-Honda 1:20.207
4 10 Juan Pablo Montoya McLaren-Mercedes 1:20.382
5 16 Jarno Trulli Toyota 1:20.459
6 2 Rubens Barrichello Ferrari 1:20.906
7 6 Giancarlo Fisichella Renault 1:21.010
8 4 Takuma Sato BAR-Honda 1:21.114
9 17 Ralf Schumacher Toyota 1:21.191
10 1 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1:21.275
11 11 Jacques Villeneuve Sauber-Petronas 1:21.352
12 7 Mark Webber Williams-BMW 1:21.997
13 14 David Coulthard Red Bull Racing 1:22.108
14 8 Nick Heidfeld Williams-BMW 1:22.117
15 15 Christian Klien Red Bull Racing 1:22.207
16 12 Felipe Massa Sauber-Petronas 1:22.495
17 19 Narain Karthikeyan Jordan-Toyota 1:23.583
18 21 Christijan Albers Minardi-Cosworth 1:24.576
19 20 Patrick Friesacher Minardi-Cosworth 1:25.566
20 18 Tiago Monteiro Jordan-Toyota
**Kimi Raikkonen receives 10 position grid penalty for engine change, therefore 12th.
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