Saturday: Ericsson precedes the two Marussia for Caterham F1

Marcus Ericsson (#9) – 19th and 19th [17th on the grid]

The Swede delivered one of his best performances in qualifying since the start of the season. He was ahead of both Marussia drivers and his teammate, thanks notably to a gamble for Q1: « We decided to use a different strategy compared to the others, so we used only two sets of tires when the others used three – it was a small gamble but I felt comfortable in the car and was confident it could work, and it did. »

Kamui Kobayashi (No. 10) – 22nd and 21st [19th on the grid]

After the difficult Friday, with his accident at the beginning of FP2, the Japanese driver was not having a great time during this session, only outpacing Max Chilton on the timing charts: « It’s not really the best of weekends for me, but I have to say the team did a great job last night to have the car repaired and ready for me today. Because of yesterday’s crash, I couldn’t do as many laps as I wanted and didn’t use the medium tires before qualifying today, so it wasn’t an easy day. Given this situation, I think my lap was quite good, and we’ll see what happens. »