Monaco GP / Teams Race quotes

Red Bull, Mercedes, Ferrari, McLaren, Force India, Lotus, Williams, Sauber, Toro Rosso, Caterham, Marussia, Hispania, Pirelli

Red Bull
Mark Webber - 1st:
"An incredible day; this place gives you such amazing memories. There were different parts of the race where I had to be incredibly focused and make sure we really capitalised on the positioning we had. A good friend of mine sent me a text message this morning and said 'You're in charge, you're in front and in charge' and we were, but you can get bitten here very quickly. There were a few key stages around the stops that were interesting. Sebastian had his tyres very hot and was quick at that point and I couldn't get mine going, but once he pitted I reverted my attention back to Nico and just looked after the rears until the end of the race. Then the rain came, which around here is very, very tough. But we had composure and experience and great team work on the pit wall. It's a tough nut to crack this race, but we did it again. I had both hands on it today and I wasn't going to let go."

Monaco GP / Sauber Race note

Fastest lap of the Monaco Grand Prix was small consolation for Sergio Pérez after a spirited drive that saw the Sauber F1 Team driver come from the back row of the grid to finish 11th. Kamui Kobayashi retired from the race on lap six with damaged suspension, which was the result of a collision between his Sauber C31-Ferrari and the Lotus of Romain Grosjean just after the start.

Sergio Pérez: 11th
Sauber C31-Ferrari (Chassis 04/Ferrari 056)
Start on new super soft tyres, after 34 laps change to new soft tyres

"We were very quick, but from my grid position it is very difficult to overtake and move forward. After the drive through I managed to make up some positions, but the race was lost yesterday. We expected and hoped for more rain in the race. Nothing much happened and it was quite a normal race at the end. It was a shame, but for the next races we can be up there as we have a very good pace."

Monaco GP / Fastest Laps

Fastest Laps
Pos. Driver          Team        Time      Lap
 1.  S. Perez        Sauber      1:17.296  49
 2.  N. Hulkenberg   Force India 1:18.423  35
 3.  M. Webber       Red Bull    1:18.805  45
 4.  L. Hamilton     McLaren     1:18.806  46
 5.  F. Alonso       Ferrari     1:18.857  45
 6.  M. Schumacher   Mercedes    1:18.904  52
 7.  N. Rosberg      Mercedes    1:18.977  46
 8.  J. E. Vergne    Toro Rosso  1:19.013  25
 9.  S. Vettel       Red Bull    1:19.076  43
10.  F. Massa        Ferrari     1:19.101  41
11.  B. Senna        Williams    1:19.187  51
12.  K. Raikkonen    Lotus       1:19.246  51
13.  H. Kovalainen   Caterham    1:19.305  76
14.  C. Pic          Marussia    1:19.604  61
15.  T. Glock        Marussia    1:19.637  60
16.  D. Ricciardo    Toro Rosso  1:19.752  44
17.  P. di Resta     Force India 1:19.757  51
18.  J. Button       McLaren     1:19.923  51
19.  N. Karthikeyan  Hispania    1:20.286  44
20.  V. Petrov       Caterham    1:20.825  12
21.  K. Kobayashi    Sauber      1:25.480  4

Monaco GP / Race

Race Results
Pos. Driver          Team        Time
 1.  M. Webber       Red Bull    1:46:06.557
 2.  N. Rosberg      Mercedes        + 0.643
 3.  F. Alonso       Ferrari         + 0.947
 4.  S. Vettel       Red Bull        + 1.343
 5.  L. Hamilton     McLaren         + 4.101
 6.  F. Massa        Ferrari         + 6.195
 7.  P. di Resta     Force India    + 41.537
 8.  N. Hulkenberg   Force India    + 42.562
 9.  K. Raikkonen    Lotus          + 44.036
10.  B. Senna        Williams       + 44.516
11.  S. Perez        Sauber         - 1 lap
12.  J. E. Vergne    Toro Rosso     - 1 lap
13.  H. Kovalainen   Caterham       - 1 lap
14.  T. Glock        Marussia       - 1 lap
15.  N. Karthikeyan  Hispania       - 2 laps
16.  J. Button       McLaren       -  8 laps
Not Classified
-    D. Ricciardo    Toro Rosso    - 13 laps
-    C. Pic          Marussia      - 14 laps
-    M. Schumacher   Mercedes      - 15 laps
-    V. Petrov       Caterham      - 63 laps
-    K. Kobayashi    Sauber        - 73 laps
-    P. de la Rosa   Hispania      - 78 laps
-    P. Maldonado    Williams      - 78 laps
-    R. Grosjean     Lotus         - 78 laps

FN Round 3 Autopolis / Race

DATE : 2012/5/27
WEATHER : SUNNY, CONDITION : DRY
SESSION : RACE

Pos. Driver                        Team              Time        Laps
 1.  #41 Kodai TSUKAKOSHI (JPN)    Dandelion/Honda   1:23:21.266 54
 2.  #40 Takuya IZAWA (JPN)        Dandelion/Honda       + 7.518 54
 3.  # 8 Loic DUVAL (FRA)          Kygnus/Toyota        + 15.304 54
 4.  #20 Tsugio MATSUDA (JPN)      Impul/Toyota         + 20.424 54
 5.  # 2 Kazuki NAKAJIMA (JPN)     Tom's/Toyota         + 34.987 54
 6.  # 7 Kazuya OSHIMA (JPN)       LeMans/Toyota        + 44.204 54
 7.  #38 Kohei HIRATE (JPN)        Cerumo/Toyota        + 44.895 54
 8.  #39 Yuji KUNIMOTO (JPN)       Cerumo/Toyota        + 48.974 54
 9.  #16 Naoki YAMAMOTO (JPN)      Mugen/Honda          + 54.007 54
10.  #32 Takashi KOGURE (JPN)      Nakajima/Honda       + 54.617 54
11.  #31 Daisuke NAKAJINA (JPN)    Nakajima/Honda     + 1:07.738 54
12.  #10 Toshihiro KANEISHI (JPN)  Real/Honda         + 1:18.935 54
13.  # 3 Hironobu YASUDA (JPN)     Kondo/Toyota         - 1 lap  53
Not Classified
-    # 1 Andre LOTTERER (GER)      Tom's/Toyota        - 42 laps 12
-    #19 J. P. de OLIVEIRA (BRA)   Impul/Toyota        - 54 laps 0
-    #62 Koki SAGA (JPN)           LeBeausset/Toyota   - 54 laps 0
-    #18 Ryo ORIME (JPN)           Kcmg/Toyota         - 54 laps 0


Fastest Lap:
# 3 Hironobu YASUDA (JPN)          1:29.994 (42/53)

FN Round 3 Autopolis / Free Practice 2

DATE : 2012/5/27
WEATHER : SUNNY, CONDITION : DRY
SESSION : FREE PRACTICE 2

Pos. Driver                        Team              Time      Laps
 1.  #32 Takashi KOGURE (JPN)      Nakajima/Honda    1:30.716  15
 2.  # 3 Hironobu YASUDA (JPN)     Kondo/Toyota      1:30.839  17
 3.  # 1 Andre LOTTERER (GER)      Tom's/Toyota      1:31.272  16
 4.  #31 Daisuke NAKAJINA (JPN)    Nakajima/Honda    1:31.299  12
 5.  #19 J. P. de OLIVEIRA (BRA)   Impul/Toyota      1:31.302  18
 6.  # 8 Loic DUVAL (FRA)          Kygnus/Toyota     1:31.307  16
 7.  #38 Kohei HIRATE (JPN)        Cerumo/Toyota     1:31.421  15
 8.  #40 Takuya IZAWA (JPN)        Dandelion/Honda   1:31.558  16
 9.  # 2 Kazuki NAKAJIMA (JPN)     Tom's/Toyota      1:31.559  17
10.  #20 Tsugio MATSUDA (JPN)      Impul/Toyota      1:31.623  17
11.  #41 Kodai TSUKAKOSHI (JPN)    Dandelion/Honda   1:31.778  16
12.  #10 Toshihiro KANEISHI (JPN)  Real/Honda        1:31.795  14
13.  #16 Naoki YAMAMOTO (JPN)      Mugen/Honda       1:31.931  16
14.  # 7 Kazuya OSHIMA (JPN)       LeMans/Toyota     1:32.090  17
15.  #39 Yuji KUNIMOTO (JPN)       Cerumo/Toyota     1:32.299  16
16.  #62 Koki SAGA (JPN)           LeBeausset/Toyota 1:32.515  19
17.  #18 Ryo ORIME (JPN)           Kcmg/Toyota       1:32.911  18

Monaco GP / Teams Qualifying quotes

Mercedes, Red Bull, McLaren, Lotus, Ferrari, Williams, Force India, Sauber, Toro Rosso, Caterham, Marussia, Hispania, Pirelli

Mercedes
Michael Schumacher - 1st:
"It is simply a wonderful feeling to set pole after such a long time, and particularly here in Monaco. Okay, it has taken a little bit longer than I might have wanted in the second chapter of my career, but that makes it even sweeter. It's just beautiful. We already thought that this circuit should suit us, and it's the perfect confirmation of all the work from every team member in Brackley, Brixworth and Stuttgart - a big thank you to every one of them, because this is a team result. Of course, it's unfortunate that I won't start from the very front but that's how it is. I will do as well as I can. We know that overtaking is tough but with DRS and KERS, you might as well try it - and you can be sure I will."