2009 Grand Prix of Brazil, Qualifying: Birthday Boy Starts 5th!

Pos  Driver       Team                       Q1        Q2        Q3
 1.  Barrichello  Brawn-Mercedes        (B)  1:24.100  1:21.659  1:19.576
 2.  Webber       Red Bull-Renault      (B)  1:24.722  1:20.803  1:19.668
 3.  Sutil        Force India-Mercedes  (B)  1:24.447  1:20.753  1:19.912
 4.  Trulli       Toyota                (B)  1:24.621  1:20.635  1:20.097
 5.  Raikkonen    Ferrari               (B)  1:23.047  1:21.378  1:20.168
 6.  Buemi        Toro Rosso-Ferrari    (B)  1:24.591  1:20.701  1:20.250
 7.  Rosberg      Williams-Toyota       (B)  1:22.828  1:20.368  1:20.326
 8.  Kubica       BMW-Sauber            (B)  1:23.072  1:21.147  1:20.631
 9.  Nakajima     Williams-Toyota       (B)  1:23.161  1:20.427  1:20.674
10.  Alonso       Renault               (B)  1:24.842  1:21.657  1:21.422
11.  Glock        Toyota                (B)  1:24.335  1:21.960  
12.  Alguersuari  Toro Rosso-Ferrari    (B)  1:24.773  1:22.231  
13.  Grosjean     Renault               (B)  1:24.394  1:22.477  
14.  Button       Brawn-Mercedes        (B)  1:24.297  1:22.504  
15.  Liuzzi       Force India-Mercedes  (B)  1:24.645  
16.  Vettel       Red Bull-Renault      (B)  1:25.009
17.  Kovalainen   McLaren-Mercedes      (B)  1:25.052
18.  Hamilton     McLaren-Mercedes      (B)  1:25.192
19.  Heidfeld     BMW-Sauber            (B)  1:25.515
20.  Fisichella   Ferrari               (B)  1:40.703

News, Results & Quotes:
Hamilton bemoans ‘poor’ performance 
Vettel: I can still win on Sunday 
Liuzzi surprised by qualifying crash 
 Raikkonen: Car better in heavy rain 
Post-qualifying press conference
Button needs ‘hell of a race’ for title 

Post-qualifying car weights: 

Pos  Driver                             Weight (kg)
 1.  Barrichello  Brawn-Mercedes        650.5                  
 2.  Webber       Red Bull-Renault      656.0                  
 3.  Sutil        Force India-Mercedes  656.5                  
 4.  Trulli       Toyota                658.5                  
 5.  Raikkonen    Ferrari               651.5                  
 6.  Buemi        Toro Rosso-Ferrari    659.0                  
 7.  Rosberg      Williams-Toyota       657.0                  
 8.  Kubica       BMW-Sauber            656.0                  
 9.  Nakajima     Williams-Toyota       664.0                  
10.  Alonso       Renault               652.0                  
11.  Kobayashi    Toyota                671.5*                 
12.  Alguersuari  Toro Rosso-Ferrari    671.5*                 
13.  Grosjean     Renault               677.2*                 
14.  Button       Brawn-Mercedes        672.0*                 
15.  Liuzzi       Force India-Mercedes  680.0*                 
16.  Vettel       Red Bull-Renault      683.5*                 
17.  Kovalainen   McLaren-Mercedes      656.5*                 
18.  Hamilton     McLaren-Mercedes      661.0*                 
19.  Heidfeld     BMW-Sauber            650.5*                 
20.  Fisichella   Ferrari               683.5*
Ferrari Team Quotes – Kimi Raikkonen – 5th: "Overall, I’m pleased with

this result. On the extreme wet tyres, we were very competitive and I

actually think that if the conditions had stayed bad enough for these

tyres, I could have done better than fifth place. However, on the

intermediate tyres the car was no longer as easy to drive, because it

is harder to get them working at their best. If it rains tomorrow, it

will be very tough, because here, you see almost nothing if you are

behind another car and the conditions become really difficult. I think

that today, it was the right decision to delay qualifying: at least it

meant we were able to drive in acceptable conditions, rather than just

trying to stay on the track. The F60 worked well: we know we lack grip,

but this is the problem we have carried with us since the start of the

season."

Chris Dyer: "A bitter sweet qualifying for us. Once

again, Kimi produced a fantastic performance to take a good fifth

place, while Giancarlo, having felt comfortable in the wet this

morning, was unfortunate in that his spin occurred when track

conditions were at their worst. We have gone for a strategy choice that

should allow us to have a good race whatever the weather. Well done to

the team who remained concentrated throughout the entire qualifying

session." 
Ferrari: Hyvä Syntymäpäivä Kimi: 
This day with an

exceptional qualifying under heavy rain, ended with a very special

party for the Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro, at work at the Interlagos

circuit for this season’s 16th race in the Formula 1 Championship. The

whole team privately celebrated Kimi Raikkonen’s 30th birthday with a

big cake. The Finnish driver, who won the 2007 Championship here in

Brazil, was quite moved here at his penultimate race with the team that

he spent three years of his professional live with, while all members

were present to celebrate with him and showing their affection.

 Check out the banner I made, followed with messages from fans – it has got itself onto Official Kimi Raikkonen website property as a card in this PDF, and it will be shown to Kimi at Brazil by his manager Steve Robertson. Hurray for Kimi and KRS! Special thanks go to Annie McKelvie and Gilraen for making it possible!