Hulkenberg: “Happy with my qualification and the car”

The intention was to enter the top ten with both drivers, but in the end the Force India had to give up at least with Perez and Hulkenberg he acted as Incredible driven by the euphoria of the result at Le Mans.

“I'm really happy with how things went today. In Q2 and Q3 I found the right pace and managed to do a good lap – comments from Nico, 11th and 5th – At the moment I feel very comfortable with the VJM08 and even if tomorrow won't be easy given that I will have many competitive cars behind me I am confident. This track usually offers surprises and the weather can be uncertain. If I'm able to maximize it I'll be able to go home with good points."

“It was disappointing to go out early in the first phase because the potential was high. Unfortunately, the traffic in the last few minutes due to the track drying out prevented me from doing better – the analysis of Sergio, 4th and 16th – Among other things, I had Alonso in front, so if I got too close I risked losing downforce and I couldn't even slow down because of Raikkonen immediately behind. In short, for a few cents I was left out. Tomorrow will be tough, but I'm optimistic."

Chiara Rainis