THE GERMAN GP, Hockenheim - QUALIFYING

[Jabba]

Final qualifying times from Hockenheim

1 MONTOYA Williams BMW 1m15.167s
2 R.SCHUMACHER Williams BMW 1m15.185s
3 BARRICHELLO Ferrari 1m15.488s
4 TRULLI Renault 1m15.679s
5 RAIKKONEN McLaren Mercedes 1m15.874s
6 M.SCHUMACHER Ferrari 1m15.898s
7 PANIS Toyota 1m16.034s
8 ALONSO Renault 1m16.483s
9 DA MATTA Toyota 1m16.550s
10 COULTHARD McLaren Mercedes 1m16.666s
11 WEBBER Jaguar 1m16.775s
12 FISICHELLA Jordan Ford 1m16.831s
13 VILLENEUVE BAR Honda 1m17.090s
14 FRENTZEN Sauber Petronas 1m17.169s
15 HEIDFELD Sauber Petronas 1m17.557s
16 WILSON Jaguar 1m18.021s
17 BUTTON BAR Honda 1m18.085s
18 FIRMAN Jordan Ford 1m18.341s
19 VERSTAPPEN Minardi Cosworth 1m19.023s
20 KIESA Minardi Cosworth 1m19.174s

[TT]

This was very very close! But finally JPM managed a pole :)

[tekwar]

A few things about this qualifying.

1) bmw has really come from nowhere this season, to main title contenders. Its good to see both drivers fighting it out among themselves to be on top. its always good for the fans to see two top drivers on the same team fighting for the win.
2) Second race in a row Barrichello has beaten micheal in qualifying. Rubens has stepped it up this last 2 races while micheal just hasnt found form on his hot laps.
3) McLaren has been quite off pace in qualifying compared to earlier in the season. David has yet to show he has improved with the 1 lap qualifying, its a shame, while Raikonen had another solid lap.
4) Renault proving to be still hanging in with the top 3....great to see them there. Trulli has outshined his teammate Alonso lately himself.
5) Sad to see the Jaguar so far back after such a promising first qualifying, i love mark and what he has brought to the team, and im cheering for Justin, i think he is a great lad with a lot of potential.

heres hoping for a good race tomorrow.

[robruf]

Tomorrow's start of the race is going to be crazy, I predict that Kimi will overtake Trulli and perhaps Rubens right away. It will be a good fight when Micheal catches up, he always does. But Kimi will be right up there as well, hopefully he will take some points from Micheal for the Championship.

[tekwar]

Im a very big kimi fan, but its hard to predict against Trulli at the start of the race. Its well known that the Renault has one of the if not the best launch control system in F1. The only advantage that Kimi has will be the clean side of the track. In all truthness, i cant see anyone challenging the Williams tomorrow, i would love to see it, but they seem to be in the class of their own right now. I hope the other teams prove me wrong. Would love to see the rest of the drivers catching up to Micheal including the BMW drivers. Also its time Rubens gets some better luck also. Wish the brazilian well.

[Juan Carlos]

well i really hope kimi can take this one so it gets even more interesting aproaching the end of the season , it would be great it could be decided at susuka betweem kimi,michael,juan,ralph!!!! .that would be exciting.

[SDK2003]

Raikkonen really needs to win this race to keep his championship alive and If Schumcaher doesn't finish it'll be even better :)

I'm enjoying this season sooooo much better than any in the 3-4 years

[tekwar]

Raikkonen really needs to win this race to keep his championship alive and If Schumcaher doesn't finish it'll be even better :)

I'm enjoying this season sooooo much better than any in the 3-4 years

No he didnt have to win yesterdays race, if you counted yesterdays race, there was still 50 points to be had and he was only trailing by 7 points then. With four races left now, there is obviously added pressure with him trailing by 9 points, but this is by no means impossible to overcome.