Fourth in third free practice

Published on 30 October 2005 by Thorsten Hendriks

It was exciting until the end; would team Netherlands get pole? Not really, in the final stages Czechia, Brazil and Great Britain went a little faster on a drying track. Jos Verstappen's time was 1.33.627, less than a second behind the fastest team,

Jos focusing on what is coming
"It went a lot better than yesterday. I don't just mean our position, the car feels better. It performs better in dry conditions. After my run the track got drier and the other teams took advantage of that.If I would have had more time I might have gone even faster on the dry tarmac. It makes me feel good about the qualifying session though."


Jos Vertstappen Photo: Bas Kaligis
The results

1  CZECHIA        1'32.781  22    
2  BRAZIL         1'33.414  17    
3  GREAT BRITAIN  1'33.477  17    
4  NETHERLANDS    1'33.627  17    
5  GERMANY        1'33.792  17    
6  USA            1'34.021  20    
7  PORTUGAL       1'34.075  14    
8  CANADA         1'34.191  20    
9  IRELAND        1'34.739  24    
10 MEXICO         1'34.786  22    
11 AUSTRALIA      1'34.829  14    
12 MALAYSIA       1'34.838  22    
13 ITALY          1'34.993  15    
14 NEW ZEALAND    1'35.345  24    
15 AUSTRIA        1'35.498  25    
16 SOUTH AFRICA   1'35.811  19    
17 RUSSIA         1'36.008  17    
18 LEBANON        1'36.487  27    
19 INDONESIA      1'36.672  17    
20 PAKISTAN       1'36.696  14    
21 CHINA          1'38.742  22    
22 INDIA          1'39.878  21    
23 SWITZERLAND    1'49.812  10    
24 FRANKRIJK      1'50.114   8    

Thorsten Hendriks