(Sauber F1 Team)
The Sauber F1 Team had their best qualifying performance of the 2014 Formula One season as Adrian Sutil will start Sunday's United States Grand Prix at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas from 9th place on the grid as a result of McLaren's Jenson Button's five place gird penalty as a result of his gearbox change.
Speaking following the session Sutil stated:
'It was a great qualifying. In the morning we had a good free practice,and I felt comfortable with the car. The air and track temperatures went up a little in comparison to the morning, but the balance of the car was still good. We put in a great performance today, and we deserved to make it into Q3 for the first time this year.
The entire team did a great job. I am pleased for everyone within the team as, especially in our current situation, this is an important result which is crucial for the motivation.'
Speaking following Saturday's running, Esteban Gutierrez who can for the moment count the race in Austin as a home event stated:
'It was a tough qualifying for me. We were trying to find the best compromise with the set-up for the car. However, we have not been able to extract the maximum out of the soft tyres. Adrian did a good job and found a lap time on the soft compound.
We will now look forward to the race tomorrow, and it will be important to put everything together in order to achieve the best position possible.'
Sauber F1 Team principal Monisha Keltenborn stated the team were pleased with Adrian Sutil's performance in qualifying saying:
'We are very pleased about this qualifying result. Adrian put in an excellent performance, and the whole team did a great job. It is a relief to look at the timing sheets, and realise we can do it. We have to get the maximum out of this position tomorrow.'
The Swiss based outfit's Head of Track Engineering Giampaolo Dall'Ara commented by saying:
'Finishing qualifying in the top ten is the sweet toping on what has been a bitter season so far. It’s definitely a motivating factor for everyone. We need to praise the driver who did an excellent job.
And a big compliment to everyone in the team who never gave up. Overall the day was smooth, and technically everything went well. I’m very happy about where we stand now, and I hope we can convert that into a good race result tomorrow, which we know will be challenging, but we will do our best.'
© Ben Johnston 2014
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