Nick Heidfeld launches nine behind the two Mercedes ranked in Valencia. There were the silver arrows still out of reach in qualifying. In the race, Heidfeld hopes for a reversal of the balance of power.
Nick Heidfeld could let his team-mate Vitaly Petrov for the second time in a row in qualifying behind him to Montreal. The Monchengladbach shortened in the season record to 3: 5. The problems with the heating of the tires seem turned off. However, the conditions in South Spain came towards him.
"The heat helped me", said the veteran. "The tyre heating is out here from home not so difficult." I have however worked. I switched the brakes. I am now much happier. I have changed my driving style. I was very happy with the last qualifying session. I am confident that I have it under control. "But one should be in something not too sure."
After his good time in the second round of the knockout he renounced ten final in the top however a time. "We are went and saw that Sutil is in the box." Since we came back, to conserve tires. "The two Mercedes were too far away in our opinion", said Heidfeld. He was not entirely happy that but. "I would like to try it from the driver's perspective." "But it is probably the right decision for the race."
Although Heidfeld clearly distanced his team-mates in Q2 to almost three tenths, the German was not entirely satisfied. "My round was not quite perfect." With my performance and the improved route I would have been able safely again faster in Q3. "But it would probably still not enough to fight with Mercedes."
With the qualifying, the fight against the silver arrows is but far not yet been completed. In the race, the view goes forward. "This season we were faster than their skills really in the race." When Mercedes that was reversed. I therefore hope that we can fight with them. But they have been working hard on the Racepace. "Let's see what happens."
According to Heidfeld, the ban on the extreme qualifying engine settings had no particularly large effect in Valencia. "The order is indeed more or less the same as in the last race." At Silverstone, the teams at the gas wegnehmen be deprived on the blowing of the diffuser. "Then I expect more shifts", so Heidfeld.