GP Monaco: Qualifying

1. M. Webber, Red Bull, 1:13.826
2. R. Kubica, Renault, 1:14.120
3. S. Vettel, Red Bull, 1:14.227
10. V. Liuzzi, Force India, 1:15.170

During the qualifying session for the Monaco Grand Prix, Tonio Liuzzi put in his best qualifying showing since the Malaysian Grand Prix, when he secured the 10th spot on the grid for tomorrow’s race.

Tonio easily made the cut for Q2 as he anticipated traffic, stayed out for just one long run and posted the sixth quickest time of the opening segment. In Q2, Tonio put together the eighth best lap, which enabled him to take part in the final qualifying session. In Q3 he had a relatively smooth run to secure his fourth top 13 start of the season and his joint-best Saturday performance since Sepang.

Afterwards, he said: “It’s been a good day for us, Q3 was definitely the target and we got it, which is really great after the last two difficult qualifying sessions. I think we could even have got P9 as I was going quicker on the last lap but just locked up into the chicane and lost a little bit. But I love Monaco – it’s such a special event – and it’s good to start so high up. Being in the top 10 puts us in a strong position for tomorrow’s race as overtaking is so difficult to do here. We are positive we can fight for points this race, which is the most important for the team at this point in the season.”