Fahrerstimmen – Tag 2

Das ist ein unglaubliches Gefühl. Hier habe ich meine erste Pole und meinen ersten Sieg geholt. Demnach ist es etwas ganz Besonderes für mich. Der Tag begann alles andere als einfach für mich. Ich kam heute Vormittag nicht viel zum Fahren. Zum Teil lag das an mir, aber auch an den Flaggen. Deshalb gingen wir etwas weniger gut vorbereitet ins Qualifying, als wir es gerne gehabt hätten. Aber das Auto fühlte sich heute Nachmittag großartig an und das Team leistete fantastische Arbeit, besonders nach dem gestrigen Tag. Es sieht so aus, als ob Ferrari eine gute Rennpace hat und sie steigern sich stetig. Aus diesem Grund müssen wir weiter angreifen. Aber hoffentlich haben wir morgen die Nase vorne.

Das Qualifying begann für mich gut. Ich fand einen schönen Rhythmus zwischen den Mauern. Aber dann hatte ich ein schwaches Q3. Leider weiß ich noch nicht, warum. Ich hatte nicht den gleichen Grip wie auf den vorherigen beiden Reifensätzen. Er war einfach weg. Das war sehr seltsam und auch sehr enttäuschend für mich. Aber morgen warten ein langer Tag und ein schwieriges Rennen auf uns. Hier gibt es Möglichkeiten, um zu überholen. Deshalb blicke ich zuversichtlich nach vorne.

The car has been feeling good all weekend. We had no problems, apart from the one Sebastian had in qualifying, and everything ran smoothly. We have been making sure that all the small details were correct, we have learned from the past difficult races how small things can make a big change and enable you to get the result you want .We still have some work ahead, obviously we are not happy to finish third in the grid but in the race we’lll try to do better. It’s hard to say what will happen tomorrow but at least we did a better qualifying than normal and we’ll be in a better position for the race. So far it has been ok but tomorrow is the big day. I expect that we can be stronger and challenge for a competitive race . The weather has been tricky these days, so it will be a bit of uncertain tomorrow. Tonight we are going to analyse a lot of data and will try to make the right decisions

It was a good lap. I would have liked to be ahead of Ferrari but they are a still a bit quicker than us. Fourth is still a good place to the start and now we are maybe the closest to a podium we have been this season so the fight should be fun. This track suits us but it's still difficult to predict how the race pace is going to be tomorrow. If it's good then we can fight with the others around us for a podium.

It's great for the team, we've been competitive since our first lap here this weekend; staying in the top seven all the time. The car's been feeling great today; P1 in Q1, P3 in Q2 and finally P5 to start tomorrow. I think everything has been working very well and it's good that both cars are up there. Tomorrow it's a tough race, for the brakes definitely, but generally too so we need to care of that but it's the same for everyone. A podium finish would be fantastic - we can hope - but a top five will be really great. We'll do our best as always and we'll see how we get on.

That was not too bad! We were expecting this kind of result after yesterday's practice. The performance of the car here seems to be slightly better than at the other tracks. It may be due to a characteristic of our car for this kind of track with the slow corners and very long, fast straights. It's positive for the team to have both cars on the third row. It's a long race, we have good pace but the others are competitive too. Normally, we have better pace in the races than in qualifying which is encouraging. We'll do our race, push hard as always and hopefully get a good result.

It was definitely a good day in the office, both for me and for the team with two cars inside the top ten. Seventh is my best qualifying result so far this year, which is really encouraging as we look ahead to the race. The car has been performing well since the start of practice and I think we have a great opportunity to score some good points tomorrow. The task ahead is still going to be challenging because there are some very quick cars around us and we will have a real fight on our hands tomorrow. It will be crucial to get the strategy calls right because the rain yesterday means we don’t have all the data to answer the questions on tyre life. But I think we’re in pretty good shape; I‘m feeling confident and looking forward to a competitive race.

It wasn’t an easy qualifying but we got the maximum out of the car we could today. We have to keep pushing as we want to be further up the grid; we have a lot of work to do to be as competitive on the straights as our rivals. We knew this track wasn’t going to be easy for us, nevertheless, it’s a competitive position we’re starting from and anything can happen in the race as we have seen in the past.

The weekend so far has been tough, we have struggled for most of it. This is a power circuit and we are power limited. We have been trying a few options with the tyres but we couldn’t find a solution that worked which is quite frustrating. We couldn’t get a happy medium. We don’t seem to be propelling forward at the moment which is disappointing. We’ll do what we can, the team is working hard and we have to keep pushing.

It’s been a promising day and a great effort by the team to have two cars in Q3. At the same time I am not satisfied with my performance because I think I could have been higher than P10. In fact my fastest time in Q2 was much better than my Q3 time, so it’s a bit disappointing. I was just struggling to get temperature into my tyres during my out lap in Q3 and I didn’t have the grip when I needed it. However, I must look forward because I am still in P10 and that’s a good place to start. I’m feeling optimistic of moving forward and scoring some good points. We haven’t been able to do many long runs so there are still some unknowns about the race, but we’ve shown good pace all weekend and I believe we can do the same tomorrow.

We were not expecting to get anywhere near Q3 today but in the end we were very close to getting through! We can be happy with today's P11 after a difficult day yesterday. I will start on the clean side of the grid and will also have the option to choose what tyre to start on, so it's all looking positive. It will be a tough race tomorrow, I'd say the most difficult race of the season so far as we will find it difficult to overtake, but to finish in the points is still our target and that's what we'll fight for.

Für mich war das Qualifying in Ordnung. Leider waren auf meiner schnellsten Runde zu viele Autos unterwegs, durch die ich ein paar Zehntel verloren habe. Wir konnten uns vom ersten Training an steigern, dadurch bin ich mit dem Fahrverhalten des Autos immer besser zurechtgekommen. Weil wir im Rennen meistens konkurrenzfähig sind, ist eine Platzierung in den Punkterängen durchaus realistisch.

"I was happy with my lap and I think this is the best qualifying position we could have expected today. I expect to be starting 13th, owing to Max’s [Verstappen] likely penalty, so, after a tough day for the team, with my engine change this morning, and me missing most of P3, and then the disappointment of running only one car in qualifying, I think P13 is the best news of the day. "Hopefully tomorrow we can have a much better day, with a smooth race and both cars finishing with no problems. Montreal always seems to provide good races with lots of action, a few Safety Cars, reliability issues for everybody, and so on, since it’s a very demanding circuit on brakes, gearboxes and other components too. You have to stay focused until the very last lap, because anything can happen. "Our top speed on the straights will be our main concern tomorrow, so we’ll try to do something clever in terms of strategy and tyre management in order to compensate for that and try to get some points."

Zuerst möchte ich mich beim Team dafür bedanken, dass es das Auto noch rechtzeitig fürs Qualifying startklar machen konnte. Jeder hat tolle Arbeit geleistet, und ich bin beeindruckt, wie das Team das geschafft hat. Vom 15. Startplatz kann ich morgen im Rennen immer noch um Punkte kämpfen.

I lost a lot of power during the session, so we need to analyse what happened with HPP. It's a good track for us and I'm sure we were going to be competitive but unfortunately I could not do anything. At least it's better to have the problem today than tomorrow. Starting the race 17th is difficult but the race is long and in Canada you can get opportunities, so we will try to get as many points as we can.

I’m very happy with my qualifying today. It’s a good step forward for me. I’m really enjoying this circuit and we have made some good progress with the set-up of the car this past few races and I feel very comfortable to push a little more. I had a good first run then in the second I knew there was a little more to come. I made up 0.2s in the final corner alone. I’m really pleased and now I can’t wait for the race tomorrow.

It wasn’t a bad qualifying for me. Perhaps I’m a little less comfortable with the balance of the car this weekend, compared with previous races. I’ve tried to focus on race pace a little more however, so I think we have the car in a good place for tomorrow. We’ll gain a place on the grid after the penalties have been applied, but then we’re also in interesting company with Jenson and Max starting behind us. This is a race where we often see the safety car, so we’ll do our best to make sure we’re in the mix for any opportunities that might arise.

Right from the start we didn’t have the full power available, so when I went out for the first run we tried to fix the problem, but we couldn’t. Due to the lack of power we couldn’t make it further. For sure we have to investigate but I don’t think that there’s anything to do with the engine. I think it has more to do with the electronical side, but I am confident that we can fix the problem in time for tomorrow’s race. We have plenty of tyres and anything can happen. We have a strong car and a strong pace, so I should be able to score good points. The problem we had this morning in FP3 was completely unrelated.

I think we made a good step forward in qualifying compared to the practice sessions, so I'm quite happy about where we ended up today. Unfortunately I will have to start from the back tomorrow due to the grid penalties, but I will do my best in the race. It definitely won't be easy, but let's wait for tomorrow, anything can happen here and we're not giving up!

"This morning we did a lot of set-up work in the car, and it felt much better than yesterday, so I was looking forward to qualifying. It was disappointing to miss it, therefore, but it happens – and we’ll make the best of it tomorrow. "The guys have worked so hard this weekend; they did a great job of getting Fernando’s car back together for qualifying and they’ll do the same fantastic job as they always do with my car, but weekends like this one are tough for the whole team. "It’ll be a long race, but I’m already looking forward to it."