Scuderia Toro Rosso: In China Vettel and Bourdais again in the top ten after qualifying

Sebastian Vettel (STR3-03)
"Yesterday, it was a difficult day and this morning wasn't going very well either... Then, before qualifying we made some changes that helped me. We are very happy with the result also because I don't think we could have done better. In any case it's better than what we expected. Tomorrow, for the race, I think it will not be easy to catch up on those in front of us. So, I will compete in my race giving the best I can and if I reach the finish line we will see what we have been able to achieve ".

Third free practice session: best lap 1'36''902, pos. 14nd, 18 laps
Qualifying session: best lap 1'37''685, pos. 8st

Sébastien Bourdais (STR3-04)
"I'm very happy to have managed to get through and access Q3, but in the final part of the session it wasn't easy given that we had no option tires left at the end. I'm very satisfied with this result. I think we're in good shape for the race as we have an interesting strategy."

Third free practice session: best lap 1'36''642. Pos. 7°. 20 laps
Qualifying session: best lap 1'38''885, pos. 10st

Giorgio Ascanelli: "Bourdais showed good performances throughout the weekend, doing a truly excellent job. While with Vettel, after struggling a bit in all three free practice sessions, we tried something different on the car before the qualifying, as he was obviously dissatisfied and I'm clearly happy with how things have changed thanks to these changes. It was impressive."