​Fernando Alonso​ has this afternoon written of his chances of finishing the European Grand Prix on the podium, and is resigned to losing ground to ​Lewis Hamilton​ – who will start second – in the drivers’ champion race after qualifying only eleventh today in Valencia.
​Red Bull ​had a mixed qualifying session in Valencia today, with Sebastian Vettel​ claiming his third pole position at the Spanish street circuit, but ​Mark Webber​ failing to get out of Q1.
​Pastor Maldonado​ praised his ​Williams​ team for their hard work after qualifying third for tomorrow’s European Grand Prix.
​Mercedes​ had a frustrating time during qualifying for the European Grand Prix today in Valencia as, although the car clearly had good pace around the Spanish street circuit, the session ended with ​Nico Rosberg​ in sixth place, and ​Mic​hael Schumacher ​down in twelfth.
Despite ​Force India ​getting both cars through to Q3 for the first time this season, ​Paul di Resta​ thinks that he should have qualified higher than P10 for tomorrow’s European Grand Prix.
Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull took pole position for the European Grand Prix with a lap of 1:38.086.
Sebastian Vettel claimed his thirty-third career pole position today in qualifying for the European Grand Prix. It was also the German’s third pole position in Valencia, and his third of the season.
Jenson Button of McLaren was fastest in the final Free Practice session for this weekend’s European Grand Prix in Valencia.
Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull was fastest during Friday practice in Valencia with a time of 1:39.334, set in FP2. Pastor Maldonado of Williams was fastest in FP1.
We look ahead to round eight of this record-breaking Formula 1 season: the European Grand Prix , which takes place around the streets of Valencia.
Lewis Hamilton of McLaren took victory in the Canadian Grand Prix by 2.5 seconds from Lotus’ Romain Grosjean
Lewis Hamilton became the seventh winner in seven races after claiming his third Canadian Grand Prix victory, and a two-point lead in the drivers’ championship, today in Montreal.
Jean-Eric Vergne said that the accident he had in FP3 this morning, and the lack of running that resulted, was the main reason for his failure to out-qualify the two Caterham drivers today in Canada.
Kamui Kobayashi said that the warmer temperatures in Canada was the reason for his Sauber team failing to get either driver into Q3 today.
Paul di Resta secured an impressive eighth place in qualifying today for the Canadian Grand Prix, and is confident of scoring a good haul of points in tomorrow’s race.
Sebastian Vettel declared himself ‘very happy’ with the result of today’s qualifying session in Canada, and with the two laps he put in at the end of Q3, both of which were good enough for pole position.
Michael Schumacher missed out on a final flying lap during Q3 today in Montreal after being told by his Mercedes team that he had not crossed the line before the chequered flag had fallen to signify the end of the qualifying session.
