10 reasons why it’s good not to get to Q3
1) You get to watch the exciting Q3 session, relaxing with a cool drink in theEnergy Station2) You don’t have to bother going to the boring Top Three press conference.3) F1 is all about cost saving and you’ve just saved your team a fortune in fueland tyres.4) You don’t have to lift your head so high to see the start lights. In fact youdon’t need the lights at all: just go when the cars in front move.5) Your mechanics and engineers have time for lunch before the debrief.6) Your engine temperature stays lower on the grid as you don’t have to waitages for the cars to line up behind you.7) You don’t need tensator barriers around your car on the grid8) You don’t have to shake hands on the grid with the Prime Minister justwhen you want to go for a piss.9) It’s a great excuse for not doing well in the race, as overtaking isimpossible.10) The mechanics can chat up your grid girl without their wives/girlfriendsseeing them on TV
Sebastien Buemi (STR4-03)“I think I could have got into Q2 if I had not got caught in traffic. Other than that, Ifeel we did the best we could, given we are still waiting for our car updates. Weimproved the car this morning and it seemed competitive in comparison with thecars we are racing against. So I must admit, I am hoping for rain tomorrow as ourcar should go well in wet conditions. We will just have to keep pushing and seewhat happens.”Third Practice Session: Best lap 1.32.239, pos.17th, 23 lapsQualifying Session: Best lap 1.32.251, pos. 17th
Sebastien Bourdais (STR4-01)“We knew we weren’t quick enough this morning, when I was unhappy with thebalance of the car, so this afternoon we tried something very different in terms ofset-up, using those that Sebastien was happy with this morning. But it didn’t workout. It’s a shame the rain did not come sooner, as I think we would have beenmore competitive in those conditions. To be honest, it doesn’t make muchdifference if you’re seventeenth or twentieth and tomorrow, I will try my best andsee what we can do.”Third Practice Session: Best lap 1.32.883, pos.20th, 21 lapsQualifying Session: Best lap 1.33.559, pos. 20th
Giorgio Ascanelli: “We can be pleased that the cars have run reliably so farthis weekend. We can also be pleased that last night Buemi was clever and boldenough to go back to his older style of set-up that he understands well. It was abit late in the day, but this morning we made a step forward. This afternoon, wedid not manage the traffic well. We cannot blame the rain, as it was the same foreverybody and we knew what was going to happen.”
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