Nick and Robert third and eighth on the Montreal grid
In qualifying for the Canadian GP, Nick Heidfeld secured a fantastic third position on the grid, ahead of both Ferraris. Robert couldn't quite match his team-mate's pace but from eighth position, he also is in a promising position for scoring points.
Neither Nick Heidfeld nor Robert Kubica had any problems whatsoever advancing to the second knockout phase of qualifying. Nick made a mistake on his first flying lap but improved on his second and third laps to set a personal fastest lap time of 1:17.006 minutes and finish fifth. Robert set his personal fastest lap of 1:17.267 minutes on the second flying lap of his first four-lap stint. He went out for a second assault in the closing stages of the phase but failed to improve. However, he finished 9th and also qualified for the next round. The fastest lap time (1:16.468 minutes) was set by Ferrari's Kimi Räikkönen.
Eliminated: Anthony Davidson, Ralf Schumacher, Heikki Kovalainen, Alexander Wurz, Adrian Sutil, Christijan Albers.
Nick and Robert both succeeded in qualifying for the top-ten shootout and both needed two stints to do so. In his first stint, Robert set a 1:16.418-minute lap and in his second he improved to 1:16.368 to finish eighth. In the meantime, Nick experienced a thrilling second phase. His first 1:16.590-minute lap was disallowed for cutting the final corner, consequently, he went out in the very last possible seconds of the session for a second assault. And what an assault it was. He set two fantastic split times and in the third section made slight contact with the 'wall of champions'. But this didn't prevent him crossing the line in 1:15.960 minutes to finish third. The fastest time (1:15.468 minutes) was set by McLaren's Lewis Hamilton.
Eliminated: Takuma Sato, Vitantonio Liuzzi, Rubens Barrichello, David Coulthard, Jenson Button, Scott Speed.
In the final top-ten shootout, Nick delivered in fantastic style. In his first assault, he out-qualified Ferrari's Felipe Massa but in his second, he did even better. The German crossed the line in 1:16.266 minutes to qualify third, behind the McLarens but ahead of both Ferraris. Robert, however, couldn't quite match the pace of his team-mate. The Pole also completed two stints but with his personal fastest lap time of 1:16.993 minutes, set in his second assault, he had to settle for eighth position on the grid. Pole position was secured by McLaren's Lewis Hamilton.
Result: 1st Lewis Hamilton, 2nd Fernando Alonso, 3rd Nick Heidfeld, 4th Kimi Räikkönen, 5th Felipe Massa, 6th Mark Webber, 7th Nico Rosberg, 8th Robert Kubica, 9th Giancarlo Fisichella, 10th Jarno Trulli
Results:
1st Line
1. Lewis Hamilton (W. Brytania/McLaren) 1.15,707
2. Fernando Alonso (Hiszpania/McLaren) 1.16,163
2nd Line
3. Nick Heidfeld (Niemcy/BMW Sauber) 1.16,266
4. Kimi Raikkonen (Finlandia/Ferrari) 1.16,411
3rd Line
5. Felipe Massa (Brazylia/Ferrari) 1.16,570
6. Mark Webber (Australia/Red Bull) 1.16,913
4th Line
7. Nico Rosberg (Niemcy/Williams) 1.16,919
8. Robert Kubica (Polska/BMW Sauber) 1.16,993
5th Line
9. Giancarlo Fisichella (W³ochy/Renault) 1.17,229
10. Jarno Trulli (W³ochy/Toyota) 1.17,747
6th Line
11. Takuma Sato (Japonia/Super Aguri) 1.16,743
12. Vitantonio Liuzzi (W³ochy/Toro Rosso) 1.16,760
7th Line
13. Rubens Barrichello (Brazylia/Honda) 1.17,116
14. David Coulthard (W. Brytania/Red-Bull) 1.17,304
8th Line
15. Jenson Button (W. Brytania/Honda) 1.17,541
16. Scott Speed (USA/Toro Rosso) 1.17,571
9th Line
17. Anthony Davidson (W. Brytania/Super Aguri) 1.17,542
18. Ralf Schumacher (Niemcy/Toyota) 1.17,634
10th Line
19. Alexander Wurz (Austria/Williams) 1.18,089
20. Adrian Sutil (Niemcy/Spyker) 1.18,536
11th Line
21. Christijan Albers (Holandia/Spyker) 1.19,196
22. Heikki Kovalainen (Finlandia/Renault) 1.17,806
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