Although David Coulthard suffered a minor off-track excursion at Turn four in the closing minutes of the last practice session this morning, there was no damage to his RB1. In this afternoonďż˝s qualifying session, which was contested in a sweltering air temperature of more than 35ďż˝C, David and his team-mate Christian Klien set the thirteenth and eleventh fastest time respectively. They will line up in the same positions on tomorrowďż˝s grid for the start of the Hungarian Grand Prix.

Qualifying

David Coulthard (Car 14):
Position: 13; Time: 1:22.279; Engine: TJ027

ďż˝Iďż˝m a little disappointed. I had a little bit of a wobble at Turn one and know I could have extracted more time in the middle section, but thatďż˝s what I achieved today. Itďż˝s now a question of looking ahead to the race. I didnďż˝t give myself the best preparation for qualifying this morning as I went off the track on my new tyres, and that was effectively the only time I had to try them out before qualifying. I knew I was always going to give away a little time after that, but weďż˝ll just have to see what we can do tomorrow.ďż˝

Christian Klien (Car 15):
Position: 11; Time: 1:21.937; Engine: TJ024

ďż˝Not a bad qualifying time for me, I think. The balance of the car felt much better in qualifying than it did this morning, so I was able to push quite hard. It was a pretty clean lap with no mistakes so Iďż˝m happy. Itďż˝s also good to have gone faster than my team-mate David.ďż˝ Christian Horner, Sporting Director: ďż˝Christian drove a strong lap with no real mistakes and got a good time. David was quicker in the first sector, but lost a little bit of a time in the middle section. Weďż˝re pleased with the strategy weďż˝ve adopted here and with the performance of both cars today.ďż˝

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