Mistake costs Vettel place in Q2

Both Scuderia Toro Rosso cars could have made it to Q2 if it wasn't for newcomer Sebastian Vettel to make a little mistake. Vitatonio Liuzzi will start tomorrow's Hungarian Grand Prix from 16th position while team mate Vettel will start from 20th place.

Tonio Liuzzi "I think that in common with a lot of other people, we are finding that the soft tyres are struggling a lot to finish more than half the lap in good condition. So it is always a gamble to get to the end of the lap in good shape. I made it to the last place in Q2 and that was pretty much the maximum target I could have, as there was a big gap to the car in front. I am still remaining optimistic for the race. It will be a tough race, especially from a tyre point of view
and so I am expecting an interesting race."

Third Practice Session
Best lap 1.21.909, pos. 16th, 21 laps
Qualifying
Best lap 1.21.993, pos. 16th

Sebastian Vettel "I suppose it might not have been realistic to expect much more as the time I have had to get used to the car and the team has been quite short. Taking that into consideration, I think we have done quite a good job so far. The car was in good shape and we made a step forward with it since this morning. But I am not satisfied with this afternoon, as I made a mistake in the final sector on a quick lap. It was completely my mistake and I think my car was good enough to make it through to Qualifying 2. I hope I have a better afternoon tomorrow."

Third Practice Session
Best lap 1.22.394, pos. 19th, 20 laps
Qualifying
Best lap 1.22.177, pos. 20th

Giorgio Ascanelli: "So far this weekend everything has run reliably. But for Sebastian's little indiscretion, we could have had both cars in Q2. Looking at his first two days with the team, I think he has a done a very good job, as did Tonio".