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Turkish
Grand Prix — qualifying session
August 20,
2005
Preparations went
on for Jordan Grand Prix this morning and the team carried
on its programme for qualifying and Sunday’s Race.
Unfortunately Karthikeyan experienced two engine changes
in the morning sessions which prevented him from completing
any laps. He will start the race from the back of the
grid as he only did an installation lap. Monteiro had
a clean lap and qualified in 15th position.
Driver 3rd Free Practice 4th Free Practice Qualifying
| Driver |
3rd free practice |
4th free practice |
qualifying |
| Narain Karthikeyan |
no time, 20th |
no time, 20th |
no time, 19th |
| Tiago Monteiro |
1.30.216, 17th |
1:28.830, 17th |
1:30.710, 15th |
Team quotes
on the Turkish Grand Prix qualifying session
Narain Karthikeyan (EJ5/01)
“We had some engine issues this morning in free
practice and I have not been able to complete any running.
It is really a pity, as I would have needed more laps
to continue learning the track and doing more work on
the car set-up. Our strategy had then to be adapted
which explains why I only did an installation lap to
ensure everything was ok and to save fuel and tyres.
I hope I will have a better day tomorrow.”
Tiago Monteiro (EJ15/03)
“The whole weekend has been pretty good for me
so far. This morning, we were very close to the front
runners, especially the other Bridgestone drivers. I
had a clean good qualifying lap and pushed really hard.
It is going to be a long race tomorrow; especially on
a new circuit where we do not really know how the tyres
will behave over 58 laps; but it will be the same for
everyone. I am really excited about tomorrow.”
Sporting director: Adrian Burgess
“Tiago had a very good lap and we would like
to congratulate him on his 15th position. Narain did
not complete his flying lap due to the engine changes
we had to do this morning. We opted to only do an installation
lap and prepare everything for tomorrow’s Grand
Prix. It is going to be an exciting race where anything
could happen and hopefully, we will be there at the
end to pick up whatever is on offer.”
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