September 2012

“It was a very frustrating qualifying session," said Sato. "We had a positive morning in the practice session. It started with rain and then in the end we had a few laps in the dry which gave me a very positive feeling compared to yesterday. We made good progress so we were happy with the balance and were looking forward to qualifying.  I was on a warm up lap and the difference between driver (in rank) was only a half lap.  I was in the middle of my second lap and other drivers had completed their second lap when the red came out and I was only warming up.  I didn’t even have a chance to go which is a big shame.  I guess the positive that we take away is that we are back on a good pace. Hopefully in the morning warm-up we make another small step and have a strong afternoon.”