Adrian Sutil, 17th: The first qualifying session was not too bad I think and I felt quite positive. But we did not improve too much in the second session, which I was a little surprised about and we had a problem with a mis-shift. But I know the team is working hard to try and solve these issues before the race tomorrow.
Paul Di Resta, 14th: It was a very good job done by the team and equally, I think it was a very good lap by myself! We got more than I think we thought we were going to get out of it and I think that we have certainly closed the gap. But tomorrow is going to be a long race, in tricky weather conditions, but I am certainly getting more excited now about our progress with regard to improving our performance in the future.
Dominic Harlow, circuit engineering director: Our aim was to maximise our qualifying performance whilst only using the option tyre when necessary. Fortunately neither driver was affected by the Red Flag midway through the first session, and both drivers progressed to Q2. As we showed at the last race, we can score points from these positions given how close things are throughout the pack. Unfortunately Adrian had a mis-shift that cost him a better lap in Q2. We’ll be looking for a solid race to take advantage of the opportunities that are bound to arise in tomorrow’s conditions. With some more development over the coming events and Q3 only a few tenths away, we’ll be working as hard as we can to improve on these positions in future and become regular Q3 material.
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