Timo Glock says he pushed to the limit at Silverstone on Saturday afternoon, delivering a lap time strong enough to out-qualify Lotus rival Jarno Trulli. The Marussia Virgin Racing driver will start tomorrow’s Grand Prix from 20th on the grid, two places ahead of Belgian team-mate Jérôme d’Ambrosio.
"I’m quite happy with where we are today - I’m P20, I got Trulli and it was a pretty good lap," Glock said. "The car didn’t feel great in the dry this morning, so we made some changes, but it still wasn’t quite there. I gave it everything for that one lap though and did quite well.
"We’re never quite sure what Silverstone will bring in terms of the weather, so I like this kind of qualifying where you just have to hammer down for a lap to get a banker in early and sure enough the rain came. With a new set of tyres you have this one magic moment to make it all come good and I just made the best of it at the right time.
"There was a small mistake on my part but I got ahead of my immediate competitors so I have to be pleased. I’m very excited for our home race tomorrow."
"This morning went really well, I had a good feeling with the car," d’Ambrosio added. "This afternoon was fine too but unfortunately with the weather changing I was unable to get a second run.
"It was unfortunate as I made a mistake on the fastest lap of my first run. But I think in general it’s not so bad and it should be a good race tomorrow."
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| Pos. | Driver | Team | Time | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  M. Webber | Red Bull | 01:30.399 | 19 |
| 2. | S. Vettel | Red Bull | 01:30.431 | 19 |
| 3. | F. Alonso | Ferrari | 01:30.516 | 20 |
| 4. | F. Massa | Ferrari | 01:31.124 | 16 |
| 5. | J. Button | McLaren | 01:31.898 | 21 |
| 6. | P. di Resta | Force India | 01:31.929 | 14 |
| 7. | P. Maldonado | Williams | 01:31.933 | 16 |
| 8. | K. Kobayashi | Sauber | 01:32.128 | 16 |
| 9. | N. Rosberg | Mercedes | 01:32.209 | 18 |
| 10. | L. Hamilton | McLaren | 01:32.376 | 20 |
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