Timo Glock , 22nd: “Overall a better day than yesterday because we were at least able to complete our programme, but we were not able to get the best result in qualifying which is disappointing. I had some warm-up issues on the first run and the tyres were not working really at all on the second, so I have to think the changes we made between free practice and qualifying were not for the better. I think overall we went a little too conservative, but who knows? That might help us in the race. We’ll have a good look at the data now and see what that tells us, then look to a good strategy for tomorrow and aim for the chequered flag.”
Jerome D’Ambrosio, 21st: “I’m very happy. What I take away from today is that I continue to improve, and although I still have a lot to learn, I’m going in the right direction. That’s the most important thing for me. It’s still the beginning and I have a lot to do, but the way I’m working – and how everyone in the team is working – is good and the results are showing that the direction we are following is the right one. It was a good Saturday.”
John Booth, team principal: “We have recovered well from a difficult start to the weekend and are a lot closer to where we expected as a result. Timo struggled with the tyres and had a lot more to come. We’re hoping the set up will translate better to the race conditions tomorrow. Jerome did an exceptional job and everything went right for him. After a more difficult free practice 3 he brought it all back when it counted and he is really stepping up to the plate with each race. So generally a good few positives to give us some momentum for the race tomorrow when we’ll be looking to make the most of our encouraging reliability by bringing both cars home.”
