Pole-sitter Jenson Button revealed that Brawn GP are yet to run their 2009 car in wet conditions, plus other rea1. Lewis Hamilton (McLaren): "We qualified about where we expected to. We don't yet have the pace to get into Q3 but the balance doesn't feel too bad - we're just unable to carry enough speed through the corners. We expect to see some improvements over the next two or three races. For tomorrow, I'm just going to race my heart out, do the best I can and try and score some points."
2. Heikki Kovalainen (McLaren): "We knew that getting into the top 10 would be tough, so my result was more or less what I expected. The gap to the cars in front is smaller than it was in Melbourne, so I'm confident that we're headed in the right direction, but we haven't yet found that extra bit of speed we need. The balance today wasn't completelyction following qualifying in Malaysia.to my liking, but I did my best and I'm looking forward to an enjoyable battle in the race tomorrow."
3. Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari): "Honestly, the main problem is that, at the moment, we are not quick enough to fight for the top places. The car is not lacking in any particular area, but we do not have enough grip to be as quick as those who finished ahead of us today. Tomorrow's race will be very tough. We will try to make the most of the start. In Australia, it was very good but there was nowhere to go, whereas here, the straight is long and the track is wide. Furthermore, as we saw yesterday, our pace is competitive."
4. Felipe Massa (Ferrari): "I am very disappointed. If I had ended up sixteenth because of a lack of performance, then I could have accepted the result, but like this it hurts even more. The track improved so much with each passing lap and my first run was not perfect and nor was it enough. We did not react in time and lost the chance to have another go. No one person is to blame: we are a team and we lose or win all together. We have to change our approach and tackle qualifying in a different way to the past. There is no room for error and we have to give it our all, right from the first session. Nevertheless, I am very motivated. It won't be the first time I will have to tackle a race starting way down the order and I know I can count on having a strong pace. We will have to try and exploit every opportunity to make up places."
5. Robert Kubica (BMW Sauber): "I'm satisfied with what I was able to achieve today. Although we didn't make any major changes after free practice the car was bottoming quite a lot, which made it unstable and therefore not easy to drive. I did what I could in the corners, but the straights are long here and give the drivers who are using a KERS a major advantage. I have to start on the dirty side of the track plus I have some cars with a KERS behind me, which will make the start very interesting."
6. Nick Heidfeld (BMW Sauber): "Of course I'm very disappointed. I looked fairly safe in Q2 when I was seventh, but on my second quick run I had traffic on the out lap. Two cars in front of me and one behind meant that I couldn't go at the pace needed to heat the tyres up, and then the important lap wasn't good enough. After we did the comparison yesterday I was using the KERS today and it helped, especially in sector one where I was the fastest car for most of the time."
7. Fernando Alonso (Renault): "I had no temperature this morning so I was in better condition to drive the car. Our result today is a bit disappointing because I expected to be fifth or sixth in qualifying, but overall the car is better than in Australia, although we're not fast enough and need to improve. We will also have to see what role KERS will play in the race tomorrow."
8. Nelson Piquet Jr (Renault): "This morning we knew that it might be a difficult qualifying session. However it could have worked out better for me this afternoon, but on my final lap I pushed a bit too hard at the end of the lap and lost three or four tenths, which proved costly. I'm obviously disappointed that I couldn't get the most from qualifying, but I have to put this behind me and think about the race tomorrow."
9. Jarno Trulli (Toyota): "The car is good but I didn't expect to be where I am. The team have done a great job and got everything spot on. It is more comfortable in the car with the later start but it is still a physically demanding circuit. I'm confident though Tomorrow is going to be a strange race probably because we are all expecting bad weather, and that can mix up a lot the results. We have a car to fight for the podium and then our aim eventually will be to win a race during the season. It doesn't matter if it is me or Timo."
16. Nico Rosberg (Williams): "Our general pace in the first two qualifying sessions wasn't quite where we wanted to be, but it gave us enough to work with... From that start position (fourth) as well as with a good car and a good strategy, we can be optimistic and say we have a good chance to aim for a podium. One consideration is of course the start and I will have to check who will be using KERS around me."
17. Kazuki Nakajima (Williams): "The car was good, I had a good feeling in the cockpit and everything went okay today, but I just needed to find another tenth to get into Q3. Despite this, I now have the freedom to fuel the car for the optimum strategy, and with this benefit and a good long run pace, a good finish is possible if I keep my head down during the race."
18. Jenson Button (Brawn GP): "It's not easy to get one pole and now I've got two so it's unbelievable. It shows that the car works in all conditions. On Saturday we struggled a bit with the balance of the car and it was difficult but we made changes overnight and it improved a lot. I feel very comfortable in the car and I'm excited about Sunday.... We've got a lot of thinking overnight to put a plan together if it is wet. We haven't run this car yet in the wet so it's going to be interesting."
19. Rubens Barrichello (Brawn GP): "It was a good qualifying session for the team today and well done to Jenson once again as he had the pace to put the car on pole. Unfortunately on my side of the garage, the car developed understeer in qualifying and we were not able to resolve the problem. However we know the performance of the car in race conditions is strong and I will be aiming to score as many points as possible tomorrow before I can start chasing for my own pole position and wins."
20. Adrian Sutil (Force India): "We did a good job today, we had no problems and this was our pace - we couldn't really have done better. We just need to find some downforce. For tomorrow, I want to have a good race and to get to the finish. We are very quick down the straights and there is some potential for overtaking so let's see - we had an exciting race in Melbourne and anything can happen. I am still positive."
21. Giancarlo Fisichella (Force India): "I had a problem with the throttle pedal on the first run so we changed it and I lost the chance to do three runs, which was very important. The lap I did was clean and the car is well balanced. Again the field is very mixed and with the chance of some rain we should look to keep up with the field and take any chance we can."Eurosport
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