Saturday: both Sahara Force Indias stop in Q2
Even though the two Sahara Force India cars of Adrian Sutil and Paul di Resta could only manage 14th and 15th, the two drivers are counting on their race pace and a different strategy to be in a position to score points by the end of the race.
Adrian Sutil – 13th and 14th
At the end, I was very close to making it to Q3: just half a tenth away. It shows how tight it was today. We worked very hard on the settings throughout the weekend and I was quite satisfied with the balance, but my lap was really on the limit. Being 14th still gives us the chance to score points tomorrow, as we did in Singapore. Many cars seem to have the same pace. So, we might try something different with our strategy to open up new options for the race.
Paul di Resta – 16th and 15th
« The last races have shown that we suffer when we have little fuel. We weren’t quite optimized for qualifying because we are focusing more on our race pace, as we did in Singapore. Hopefully, that will pay off for us tomorrow because our performance on long stints and degradation looked excellent yesterday. So I think we have a good race car, maybe better than some of the cars around us. Therefore, we are aiming for points. I will start from the clean side of the track, which always makes a big difference here. So if we can get a good start, we can be in a good position to make our strategy work. »
