Delightful day in Delhi for Toro Rosso
The Scuderia Toro Rosso had a delightful day in Delhi as both Sebastian Buemi and Jaime Alguersuari qualified in the top 10. Buemi will start tomorrow's very first Indian Grand Prix from 9th position and team mate Jaime Alguersuari from 10th place on the grid.
Sebastien Buemi (STR6-03)
Third Practice Session - Best lap 1:39.964, pos. 13th, 21 laps
Qualifying - Best lap: (Q1) 1:26.608; (Q2) 1:26.161; (Q3) no time,
Pos. 9th
"I am very happy for the team as they did a fantastic job and I congratulate them and thank them for it. Having both cars in Q3 is amazing. Now, I hope we can have a good race tomorrow, because there are no points for what we did today. The first race at this circuit is bound to be an interesting experience. It was teamwork that delivered today’s result, with everyone giving their maximum since we arrived here in India.”
Jaime Alguersuari (STR6-02)
Third Practice Session - Best lap 1:39.851, pos. 12th, 20 laps
Qualifying - Best lap (Q1) 1:26.557; (Q2) 1:26.319; (Q3) no time,
Pos. 10th
“I am very happy, especially for the team as we are both in good positions and Sebastien was really fast, right from yesterday, when I had some problems. Today he drove a brilliant lap. We solved my problems overnight so that I could also be competitive today. Tomorrow, we have a good chance of doing well starting from these positions and it could be useful in terms of the championship as our main rivals, the Saubers, are starting behind us. Strategy will be important and if we do everything right then maybe we can bring home a big points score. The increase in performance at this point of the season is down to the great job the whole company has done in developing the car. I am hoping for a top eight finish tomorrow.”
Laurent Mekies: “A great performance from the drivers and the team today means we have both cars in the top ten on the grid for the first time since China. It has been a complicated task managing the situation of having massive track improvement from one session to the next , combined with the fact this is a new circuit for all of us. Our car is definitely getting faster as we approach the end of the season. We were quite happy with the progress we saw in Korea and today’s performance is a confirmation that we are working in the right direction. This is good for everyone back at the factory and in the wind tunnel who are pushing hard on the development of the car. Of course, there are no points for qualifying and although today’s result puts us in a strong position for the race, there are question marks over what the track conditions will be like and how much tyre degradation we will see. I expect it will be an exciting race for the spectators, with various different strategies coming into play and hopefully we can make the most of our opportunities and secure a good result, on our first visit to this fantastic track.”
