Quotes Roundup – Week Ending 26th April

The very best from the mouths of those in the know.

Preview Quotes

Moments before the action gets underway…

• “Even though we mainly had fine conditions during winter testing here, there is still a significant difference in temperature. So we had to reassess some of the items we had already tried.” Dieter Gass, Toyota
  
• “The heat is intense however we are well prepared for this and looking forward to the novelty of a dry race weekend. The pace looks good from our initial evaluations and I am sure it will be a closely fought battle in qualifying tomorrow.” Jenson Button
  
• “Today I am happier and more comfortable with the car: it feels like we have made a step forward with the new updates. The car is more consistent and I think we have reduced the gap to the others but let’s see tomorrow.” Giancarlo Fisichella
  

Post Qualifying

How the teams felt after sorting the grid…

• “I had traffic on the last corner and therefore wasn’t quick enough to go through. I don’t usually get caught out with that problem and that was the worst place to get nailed, as it wrecked both my flying laps. I had nowhere to go in the last corner of my first lap and then Sutil slip-streamed past me for the start of my second, so it was a disaster.” Mark Webber
  
• “I’m disappointed with my performance as the car performed better than expected and with the sector times I was doing, maybe I should have been more cautious, just to make sure of getting into Q2.” Sebastien Buemi
  
• “I didn’t make any mistakes and the car was performing pretty well. If I think about the gap separating Nico and me, I’m pleased with my afternoon. Overall, though, I have mixed feelings as I should have made it into Q3.” Kazuki Nakajima
  

Post Race

When the chequered flag drops…

• “During the pitstops, we gave them a lot of fuel and sent them out with hard tyres, because the only chance of getting back into the race would have been during a safety car period. But even if this had happened, scoring a point would have been impossible.” Mario Theissen
  
• “It is difficult to pass here. We had a longer first stint which put me just behind Jarno, which was a shame as I was on soft tyres and could have gone quicker. Then after the second stop it was the other way around and I had to defend.” Sebastian Vettel
  
• “We had higher expectations for this weekend but sadly we have come away with only one point. Fernando did not have a good start and this compromised the rest of his race despite his best efforts. Nelson had an excellent race, moving up from 15th and driving aggressively and consistently. It’s just a shame that he missed out on the points.” Flavio Briatore