Saturday: Mercedes GP is in its place
With the 7th and 8th places of Rosberg and Schumacher, the Mercedes GP team is in its place. Michael Schumacher might have been able to surpass his teammate without a small mistake in his last lap.
Nico Rosberg – 7th:
Yesterday was a busy day with a lot of setup changes, but the team did a good job today to improve the car, so I’m satisfied. We need to pay attention to the overheating of the rear tires, it’s something we will need to watch for in the race tomorrow.
I was able to save a set of soft tires by using the hard ones in Q2, and that can be important in the race if we want to score big points.
Michael Schumacher – 8th:
«I am happy with the result of the qualifications. I could have finished one place higher, but in the penultimate corner, I went in a bit early, and had oversteer which cost me a place compared to Nico. »
But overall, we are where we expected to finish. It would be optimistic to expect to attack the cars ahead of us tomorrow because I think our starting position reflects where we are at the moment. So let’s wait to see how the race will go and what we can do tomorrow.
