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Heidfeld couldn't prevent qualifying incident
28 September 2008BMW Sauber F1 driver Nick Heidfeld was penalised with a grid penalty. The German, who qualified in sixth, will have to start Sunday's Singapore Grand Prix from ninth position. According to the stewards Heidfeld had impeded Rubens Barrichello in the first qualifying session.
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The whole incident happened early in the first qualifying session when Heidfeld was followed by Rubens Barrichello on track. As Heidfeld slowed down to enter the pitlane in the final corner Rubens Barrichello got slightly blocked to completed his flying lap. The Brazilian was not amused and aborted his run.
Speaking about the incident Nick Heidfeld told our colleagues at autosport.com: "The GPS system does not work here. Normally we are pretty good from the team side to inform me of cars arriving, but here it is not just working. It doesn't show you cars, it then shows the wrong cars or the wrong positions. So I was not informed because the GPS does not work.
"The last part of the circuit was so tight and I watched the mirrors but you don't see cars coming. When I saw him (Barrichello) I tried to do the best I could to get out of the way. After the white line I tried to be as quick into the pitlane without moving completely right and going into his way. It was the best I could do. But apparently not enough."
And for that Heidfeld lost three positions at the grid. The German is not amused as he believes this could have been prevented before the race weekend in Singapore even started. "Even before the race weekend started it was obvious that there would be issues with the pitlane entry and pitlane exit, so I don't know why it wasn't thought through properly," he said.
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