Nico Rosberg has revealed that his final Q3 outlap was ‘a little too slow’, leading to a less-than-optimum final flying effort. The German had to settle for sixth on the grid, but was left encouraged by the fact that he finished ahead of Ferrari’s Felipe Massa.
"That was a good qualifying session today," Rosberg said. "We saved a set of option tyres for the race, and we qualified ahead of one of the Ferraris which has always been my goal during the season. So I'm quite pleased to be starting from sixth place tomorrow.
"I was maybe a little too slow on my out lap in Q3 so my tyres didn't work perfectly on my fast lap, and that's why I wasn't as quick as in Q2.
"I will push to gain a good result tomorrow for the team who have done a great job over the whole season."
Rosberg is in a tense battle with fellow Mercedes GP runner Michael Schumacher in the championship standings, holding a current advantage of seven points.
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| Pos. | Driver | Team | Time | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  S. Vettel | Red Bull | 01:11.918 | 17 |
| 2. | M. Webber | Red Bull | 01:12.099 | 16 |
| 3. | J. Button | McLaren | 01:12.283 | 18 |
| 4. | L. Hamilton | McLaren | 01:12.480 | 22 |
| 5. | F. Alonso | Ferrari | 01:12.591 | 22 |
| 6. | N. Rosberg | Mercedes | 01:13.050 | 21 |
| 7. | F. Massa | Ferrari | 01:13.068 | 18 |
| 8. | A. Sutil | Force India | 01:13.298 | 23 |
| 9. | B. Senna | Lotus Renault | 01:13.761 | 29 |
| 10. | M. Schumacher | Mercedes | no time | 18 |
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