Wilson, Webber Lament Driving Errors

Briton Justin Wilson lamented a driving error that saw him finishing in a disappointing 16th position in qualifying for the German Grand Prix.

The British rookie, competing in his first race for Jaguar after switching from Minardi, was unable to repeat his feat from Friday, when he set an impressive ninth fastest time in his first qualifying session with the Cosworth-powered R4.

Wilson went wide at the end of his flying lap, and claimed his inexperience with the Michelin tyres had cost him.

"Like Mark, I just pushed way too hard towards the end of the lap to give my lap time a push," said Wilson at the end of the day. "I lost a fair bit of time in the last sector but that's where my inexperience with Jaguar and Michelin comes in.

"While I am not making any excuses, the fact is that I have never driven the car in anger until this weekend and consequently my knowledge of the Michelin tyre performance is limited given that I have come from a Bridgestone team in Minardi.

"Understanding what the car and tyres are capable of will take a bit of time but in the meantime, I am very pleased with the way things are going at Jaguar. The car is great to drive and I am certainly looking forward to going racing with it tomorrow."

Wilson finished more than a second behind Australian teammate Mark Webber, who also made a mistake on his flying lap. Webber set the 11th fastest time.

"A relatively clean lap but I lost time in the penultimate corner that cost me around three to four tenths," said Webber. "I could have been up there with Alonso and Coulthard but that's one lap qualifying for you. There simply isn't any margin for a mistake and when it does happen, the price to be paid is high.

"Today, I pushed but slightly over-stepped the fine-line. Nonetheless, we are running an honest race strategy for tomorrow and we'll endeavour to do our absolute best in the search for any points that the frontrunners leave behind."