Sebastian Vettel (STR3-03)
“At the start of qualifying the track was still quite green because of the rain, butwe made it to Q3 again which is good. Then in the final part, I was struggling a bitwith the heavier car, as it did not feel as good as before and I made a couple ofsmall mistakes. But the gap to the next fastest was a bit too big. It will be a toughrace on the cars and especially the tyres, so I think the key to success will be tokeep the tyres in good shape. I hope our strategy turns out to be a good one.”
Third Practice Session: Best lap 1.25.880, pos. 10th, 24 laps
Qualifying Session: Best lap 1.19.638, pos. 9th
Sébastien Bourdais (STR3-04)
“It was a good qualifying and I’m happy to be close to Sebastian on a track with alot of corner entries on the brakes which is where I usually struggle with the rearend of the car, so I had to hold back a bit. I think the car has improved a bit afterthe team found a couple of things on the aero side which has helped. I think we are in good shape for the race.”
Third Practice Session: Best lap 1.25.984, pos. 12th, 22 laps
Qualifying Session: Best lap 1.20.167 Pos. 10th
Laurent Mekies (Chief Engineer):
“Having both cars in Q3 indicates that weput together a strong qualifying performance. Both drivers have done a very goodjob, closely matched throughout the weekend. Tomorrow, we will find out whatour competitors have done in terms of fuel loads, but certainly, we are happy withour race trim and are looking to have a strong race.”
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