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Barrichello delighted with ‘fantastic' lap
Rubens Barrichello was over the moon with his Q2 qualifying effort at Hockenheim on Saturday on this, the tenth anniversary meeting at the track since picking up his maiden Grand Prix win for Ferrari.
Whereas the likes of Michael Schumacher failed to reach the top ten shootout in Germany, Williams saw both of its cars reach Q3 for the second time in three races, confirming their latest increase in raw pace.
“It was a good day,” said Brazilian Barrichello. “In Q2, I set my best time and it was a fantastic lap, and in Q3 for some reason I developed a bit of understeer and lost some balance.
“So it was a bit of a shame not to be able to repeat the performance, as I thought we were capable of P7. That said, we have to be happy with two cars in the top ten and it gives us confidence for good points tomorrow.”
“It was positive to get both cars into the top ten,” team-mate Nico Hülkenberg added, started tenth and two places behind Barrichello. “I think there was a bit more there, time-wise, at around about Rubens’ pace, but I didn’t have the greatest run right at the end of Q3. All that said, we have a good platform for a strong race tomorrow.”
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