Aston Martin drivers Sebastian Vettel and Lance Stroll qualified in P11 and P9 for tomorrow’s race, but both will be starting one place higher on the grid. Thanks to 10 place grid penalty to fastest qualifier Lewis Hamilton for taking new engine.
Unfortunately both Aston Martin’s main rivals in the championship battle Alpine and AlphaTauri qualified higher than them. So it will be a long race for both Seb and Lance.
Sebastian Vettel (P11)
“The conditions today were always improving and, although the track was mostly dry, there were still some damp areas where I struggled.
It was not easy to find a rhythm. I lost most of my lap time in those damp areas, especially in Turn One. After that, it was difficult to make up the deficit on the remainder of the lap.
I think we had more pace in the car today so I am not happy to qualify 11th, but starting from 10th means we have a good opportunity to fight for points tomorrow.”
Lance Stroll (P9)
“After practice yesterday, we made some helpful changes to the car overnight and I think that showed in our performance today. Overall, I am satisfied and it was a good effort. I had a small off during my final run in Q2, but my previous lap was strong enough to make it into Q3.
“Tomorrow, we will be starting the race from eighth on the Medium tyre, which should put us in a good position for the opening stint. There are a few quick cars out of position on the grid – because of the conditions and various grid penalties – so we will have to capitalize on that, fight until the end, and push every lap to see where we end up.”
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