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Q:
Felipe, another fantastic pole for you. Very quick as last year in sector three as well. It looked to be a very good qualifying session for you.
Felipe Massa:
For sure, I think I put together a very good lap. I couldn’t put together a good lap in Q2. I was a bit on the traffic and I was disturbed a little bit. But then in Q3 I managed to warm up the tyres in the right direction and also not be behind somebody. I even passed
Fernando Alonso on the out lap just to be sure that I could have got a clean lap. I have to say I put two very good laps together. On the first lap it was a very good try and on the second lap I just improved a little bit, but it was enough to be on pole. I am just so happy coming the third time here and for the third time being on pole position. It would be fantastic to repeat that tomorrow.
Q:
Your team-mate
Kimi Räikkönen is starting fourth, but obviously you love this race track.
FM:
It is a fantastic track for me. I have a lot of pleasure to drive on a track like that to be honest. You come to turn eight and it is very challenging with so many drivers correcting oversteer there, even these two guys beside me. So many times you are going into oversteer trying to get the maximum of the car and also on the corners which are quite technical and quite a lot of change of direction in the first sector, so I really enjoy coming here and they are always very welcoming here as well, so it is a big pleasure.
Q:
You love winning from the pole, that is a great record that you have. Equally every Turkish Grand Prix has been won from the pole as well, so you must be looking forward to tomorrow I guess.
FM:
I am looking forward to tomorrow definitely to try and have the best race possible. For sure it won’t be easy as we know our competitors are quite strong and quite close and the race will be not so easy, so let’s try to do everything right and also put all the tyres on at the right moment and use the car in the right direction as well.
Q:
Heikki, what a week for you coming back here and having passed that medical after your big accident in the Spanish Grand Prix and now qualifying on the front row.
Heikki Kovalainen:
It has been a roller-coaster the last couple of weeks. Obviously I had a big accident in Spain, but I was very lucky to survive without any injuries and my recovery has been fantastic. I have got to say many thanks to the medical people in Spain and then when I got back to Finland I did some medical check-ups there and I did some training as well. Coming here I knew that I would pass the medical because I felt 100 per cent. This week already yesterday I felt very happy with my car and I have been feeling confident all the time. The second lap in Q3 was nice and clean, so it is a pleasure to start from the front row and we should have a god race tomorrow.
Q:
Just take us back to Friday, the first lap you drove after that accident, how did it feel from your point of view?
