McLaren: a Saturday to forget at Silverstone

Bad qualifying for McLaren Mercedes at Silverstone. In the home grand prix the Woking team did not go beyond 19th and 17th position on the grid with Lewis Hamilton and Heikki Kovalainen respectively.

HEIKKI KOVALAINEN
"Today's result is obviously disappointing for the team but, given the circumstances, I am satisfied with my performance: I gave everything and I couldn't have gone faster. I didn't make any mistakes and I was always at the limit. It's a shame that Lewis was unable to improve due to the red flag in the first session, I'm sure he would have followed me into Q2. We knew that this circuit would not be suitable for our car and it would be difficult to get into Q3, but the balance was quite OK this afternoon. We are all working hard to resolve the underloading of the car. The guys worked all night to make many changes to the car and we worked very well together to get the most out of the car during free practice 3. The work doesn't stop stop here, however, and our immediate objective is to maximize our strategy and finish the race."

LEWIS HAMILTON
"I did the best I could today. I was pushing hard but the car is too slow. I gave it my all there wasn't much else I could have squeezed out of the car. I was pushing on the last lap but it wasn't nothing special. Anyway, we have to fight, anything can happen in the race tomorrow. We will keep pushing hoping to put on a great show for all the fans. The great thing is that I have incredible support from the fans, they are really helping me get out of it , so a big thank you to them."