Saturday: disappointing qualifications for Renault
No driver in Q3, a difficult car to drive and severely lacking in speed, such is the assessment of a dull day for the Enstone team.
Vitaly Petrov – 11th
We should be comfortably settled in the top 10, so naturally, starting 11th on the grid isn’t particularly satisfying. We found the super soft tires tricky this weekend, and I couldn’t find the missing tenths when I put them on. We need to understand why. We should be a second faster, so we will study the data collected tonight and see what needs to be improved to achieve the best possible performance tomorrow. We will need to be very strategic tomorrow.
On another note, Sergio’s accident was huge. He obviously lost control at the same spot as I did on Thursday. We were teammates in GP2. I hope he’s doing well and I wish him all the best [since this interview, the updates on Sergio Perez’s health are good].
Nick Heidfeld – 16th
There was no problem with the car and I had clear laps, but obviously we weren’t as fast as we wanted to be. After Thursday’s tests, we knew there would be a lot of work to do, but I thought we would be able to get into the top 10. Unlike in Barcelona, there won’t be a lot of overtaking here due to the nature of the track, but we are going to push hard. Maybe by using the KERS in an “unconventional” way, where the other driver doesn’t expect it, there might be an opportunity, but it won’t be like last week. Of course, anything can happen, particularly safety cars or retirements, so it’s important that we finish and play our card fully.
