Speaking after claiming pole position for tomorrow’s British Grand Prix, ​Fernando Alonso ​said that his thoughts were with compatriot ​Maria De Villota​, who was severely injured while testing for ​Marussia​ last week.
Fernando Alonso took pole position at Silverstone – Ferrari’s first since Singapore 2010 – in a qualifying session that lasted over two-and-a-half hours.
Lewis Hamilton of McLaren was the fastest driver during Friday practice for the British Grand Prix, topping the timesheets in FP2. Romain Grosjean of Lotus was fastest in FP1.
​Lewis Hamilton​ was the fastest man on track during the two Friday practice sessions for the British Grand Prix, on a day which was dominated by wet weather at Silverstone.
​Kimi Raikkonen​ has said that the win in Valencia today was ‘just out of reach’ after he took his second second-place finish of his comeback season.
​Pastor Maldonado​ described his European Grnad Prix as an ‘unlucky race’ after he collided with ​Lewis Hamilton​ on the penultimate lap, denying himself of a podium finish.
There were mixed emotions at ​Red Bull​ after the European Grand Prix in Valencia today: ​Mark Webber​ declared himself “very happy” after climbing from nineteenth on the grid to finish fourth, but ​team principal ​Christian Horner​ was left “bitterly disappointed” after ​Sebastian Vettel​ retired whilst leading the race.
​Michael Schumacher​ said that he did not expect to get a podium today in Valencia at any point during the race, and did not know of his third place until after he took the chequered flag.
Fernando Alonso became the first driver to win two grand prix in this extraordinary Formula 1 season after benefitting from retirements for Sebastian Vettel and Romain Grosjean today in Valencia.