Toro Rosso German GP - Nurburgring Qualifying Report

Nurburgring GP-Strecke

Sebastien Buemi - (STR6-04)

FP3: Best lap 1.33.948, pos. 17th, 21 laps
Qualifying Best lap: (Q1) 1.33.635 - (Q2) 1.33.546 - Pos. 16th

Sebastien Buemi, Scuderia Toro Rosso

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“Given how little track time I had yesterday, in general I am pleased with my performance this afternoon. I had the feeling I got the maximum out of the car, which we had decided to run in rain set-up to be ready for a wet race tomorrow. Jaime has decided to stay with a dry set-up so now we must wait and see which one of us has made the right choice.”

Jaime Alguersuari - (STR6-01)

FP3: Best lap 1.34.125, pos. 18th, 19 laps
Qualifying Best lap - (Q1) 1.33.658 - (Q2) 1.33.698 - Pos. 17th

Jaime Alguersuari, Scuderia Toro Rosso

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“This is where we are at the moment in qualifying. Maybe if it rains tomorrow, then it will prove to have been a good idea to have used the extra set of tyres this afternoon. Perhaps I could have gone one or two tenths quicker, but no more than that. Nevertheless, I am pleased that we managed to make a step forward on the car after this morning’s session, improving it for qualifying and I believe I have a good set-up for the race too."

Giorgio Ascanelli:

“We have ended up in the positions that generally reflect our current level, even allowing for the fact that neither driver got a perfect lap on their last run.

This is not a circuit where I expect a big difference in pace between qualifying and the race

Giorgio Ascanelli

Currently, we now seem to be closer to Sauber than to Force India that has made a step forward and Williams is also going better. This is not a circuit where I expect a big difference in pace between qualifying and the race for us, because it is a high downforce track and the low temperature means that it is less critical to save your tyres, which is something we seem to have been doing a bit better than others up until now. Therefore I don’t expect a big change in pace tomorrow. Clearly, looking at the cars it is obvious that Seb has gone for a wet set-up, assuming it could rain tomorrow, while Jaime has stayed with the dry. There’s not much difference between the two and in fact, this afternoon, Jaime’s mistake at Turn 2 was more influential on their respective lap times.”