In the last two Free Practice sessions, Narain Karthikeyan and Tiago Monteiro continued fine tuning their cars for this afternoon�s qualifying session and tomorrow�s race. The sessions went well in general apart from a small spin for Monteiro at the end of the morning. Karthikeyan made two mistakes in his qualifying lap and decided to return to the pits without setting a time. He will therefore start the race in 20th position. Monteiro will start tomorrow's 67-lap German Grand Prix in 18th place.

TEAM QUOTES ON THE GERMAN GRAND PRIX QUALIFYING SESSION
NARAIN KARTHIKEYAN (EJ5/01)
�I made a mistake in the first corner and then I was trying to gain the time back. I was pushing harder but I made another mistake and we decided that I should go straight to the pits to save our tyres. It is a pity because the car felt ok. I was pretty satisfied with the balance of the car and I am sure we have made the right choice of Bridgestone tyres for the race tomorrow. I will now do my best to have a good race on Sunday.�

TIAGO MONTEIRO (EJ15/03)
�My run went ok. I had a relatively clean lap. I have had a few problems finding a good balance with my car during the weekend so we will have to find out some solutions for tomorrow�s Grand Prix. The race will be long here in Hockenheim and some rain is expected, so it could be exciting and maybe bring us some luck.�

ADRIAN BURGESS SPORTING DIRECTOR
�It was quite clear to see that Narain�s qualifying session did not run to plan. He made two small but costly mistakes therefore we decided to abort his lap. Tiago was a bit put off at the start of his lap by having a Minardi in front of him for two or three corners, which distracted him. On a whole it was not a great day but anything and everything could happen tomorrow and we will see what the weather will bring.�

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