On the lookout against his teammate in Q1 and Q2, Nico Rosberg did not seem at his best during Q3. He notably complained about his tires, which affected the good performance of his car.<\/p>\n
\u00ab I lacked grip on the rear of my car at the start of Q3, \u00bb admitted the winner of the last Grand Prix in Monaco. \u00ab I didn’t have the grip I had on the first two sets of super-soft tires. I mainly had to adapt to the car by first adjusting my balance. \u00bb<\/p>\n
But these last-minute adjustments didn’t really improve the situation: \u00ab That’s when I had a lot of understeer. It made me lose time! \u00bb He also wasn’t able to make significant improvements in the last stint of the session. His bad impressions were confirmed by the team: \u00ab My engineers confirmed to me that the stint with these (super-soft) tires was bad. They then suggested changing the settings. \u00bb<\/p>\n
\u00ab It’s incredible how small details make a big difference in the end! \u00bb he conceded to reporters yesterday at the end of the session.<\/p>\n
After this clear defeat in qualifying, Nico Rosberg now hopes to compete with his teammate and nevertheless rival in the race: \u00ab This race will be long and full of difficulties. There are overtaking opportunities here, so I’m looking forward to the Grand Prix with anticipation and in a positive spirit. \u00bb<\/p>\n
He will have to face a rejuvenated Lewis Hamilton. The World Champion was able to express his full potential this time, after a last free practice session where he didn’t achieve a significant time. He is back in the spotlight despite an error in his second Q3 run: \u00ab The last free practice session was frustrating because I couldn’t achieve a good time, so I went into qualifying a bit in the dark with my settings. But the car performed very well, and the team did a superb job, especially after Friday night’s practice sessions. \u00bb<\/p>\n
He truly savors this pole position in Quebec: \u00ab Getting a new pole here, especially the 44th, [a number that is also on his car] is something very special for me. \u00bb<\/p>\n
When it comes to the race, caution is advised regarding Ferrari: \u00ab Ferrari seems to have a very good race pace; they are constantly improving, which forces us to push harder and harder. But I hope we will be at the top for the race. \u00bb<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Nico Rosberg will start this evening in second position at the Canadian Grand Prix. With a delay of three-tenths of a second on his teammate’s best time, the German driver will not have fond memories of this session. A bad set of tires seems to explain his performance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":51,"featured_media":39251,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,1749],"tags":[92,964,1010],"class_list":["post-13295","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-f1","category-news","tag-bilan","tag-mercedes-amg-f1","tag-montreal"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n