Kiesa Hampered by Set-Up Problems

Rookie Nicolas Kiesa claimed a set-up problem hampered him in final qualifying for the Hungarian Grand Prix at the Hungaroring.

Dane Kiesa, who made his Grand Prix debut only three weeks ago in Germany, finished more than seven seconds off the pace in today's session, around 2.5 behind Minardi teammate Jos Verstappen.

The rookie said his inexperience showed today.

"We simply run into a set-up problem with the chassis, which has resulted in a lot of understeer along with rear instability, and unfortunately, I don't have the information or the experience of Formula One yet to be able to assist in fully resolving it," explained Kiesa.

"We need to understand the problem in order to find the best solution. I'm obviously disappointed with this performance, but I'll just try to do my best in the race tomorrow with the main aim being to get to the chequered flag again."

Dutchman Verstappen, meanwhile, enjoyed a better day, posting the 18th quickest time.

"It was a good lap and I have to say I don't really know what we could do to go any quicker," said Verstappen. "We have to be happy with today's result, bearing in mind the resources we have available to us.

"I think our strategy is the right one and we'll do the best we can tomorrow. It will be a tough race for everyone, I think."