Toro Rosso happy setup changes pay off
After a dreadful Friday, Toro Rosso made the most of qualifying after a major setup change of the cars overnight. Both drivers found themselves more confident in their car, with Sebastian Buemi making it to Q2 after missing out on that in previous races.
Sebastien Buemi, STR4-03: “I am quite happy, as the session went smoothly without any mistakes. I got the most I could out of the car and am pleased to have got ahead of Trulli. I’m glad to finally be back in Q2. as it’s been a long time. Now we need to work on a race strategy, make a good start and run the pit stops well.”
Jaime Alguersuari, STR4-02: “We did quite well and we’re getting faster. It was quite difficult to do better than that, but I am feeling more comfortable with the track every time I get in the car. This has been the hardest track I have driven apart from Macau. With it being a street circuit, anything could happen tomorrow, so hopefully I can have a good race.”
Laurent Mekies, Chief Engineer: “We had a very difficult Friday and made a major change to the car set-up overnight, which seems to have been a step in the right direction. Sebastien and Jaime also improved their performance. Jaime has got better throughout the weekend on a track that is difficult to learn and Sebastien is back in Q2 after a gap of a few races. We’re still not where we want to be, but having made a good step forward from Friday to today, there is still room to make another one for the race, which is likely to be very chaotic, so anything can happen.”
