De La Rosa, “I'm not at all happy with how it went”

HRT is looking at the race with discreet confidence despite its drivers occupying the last two places on the grid. The lower temperatures in the morning in fact helped the Spanish team to improve grip and tire wear, in addition to the traction that had negatively characterized Friday's free practice.

Unlike most occasions, Narain Karthikeyan managed to overtake his colleague, – “Going out on slicks straight away despite the track still being damp turned out to be the right choice, it was hard to get them up to temperature but in general it went well. For the race I would like it to be wet, in any case whatever the conditions will be I will try to give my best."

Pedro de la Rosa, however, appeared less happy after a contact with Romain Grosjean – “When we went out the track was still damp but we wanted to keep the dry set-up the same. The first laps were tricky, then towards the end there was an improvement. I'm not at all happy with how these qualifying sessions went. The car was competitive but during the flying lap someone touched me and so the rear suspension was damaged and I got a puncture. It was a dangerous maneuver. Luckily I had time to return and put on medium to do one more round. I hope to be able to close the season in the best possible way tomorrow."

Chiara Rainis

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