Brothers on first row; Jos 19th

Published on 23 June 2001 by Verstappen Info Page

The first part of the qualification of the European Grand Prix was very quiet. Many of the drivers waited for rubber on the track and a high temperature, then the fight for pole could start.
Ralf Schumacher led the list for a long time with quite a gap between him and his brother; 0.5 seconds. Williams are doing a good job, this was shown by Montoya who placed himself at one point between the two brothers.
Michael managed to grab the fastest time within 8 laps despite not having driven much this morning. Ralf will be next to his brother on first row. Behind them Montoya and Barrichello. The two McLaren drivers had difficulties today and ended up on 5th and 6th place.
Tomorrow will tell us which of the teams will have the most benefit: Ferrari on Bridgestones or Williams on Michelins and a bigger fuel tank.
Jos was not able to qualify better than a 19th place. He did predict to be somewhere between 14th and 19th but he will not be happy with this. We hope to speak with him later today.

1	Michael Schumacher	1:14.960
2	Ralf Schumacher	1:15.226
3	Juan Pablo Montoya	1:15.490
4	Rubens Barrichello	1:15.622
5	David Coulthard	1:15.717
6	Mika Häkkinen	1:15.776
19	Jos Verstappen	1:18.262