Pilots Mercedes on the basis of qualifications in Shanghai took two extreme positions in the protocol: Nico Rosberg finished it in the first place, Lewis Hamilton – at last. However, the team are hoping for a double podium in race
Nico Rosberg (1st.): “It’s great to win the first pole position of the season. It is always better to start from the first position, and I am very pleased that once again got the opportunity. Of course, a pity that Lewis machine broke down and we could not compete with him for the pole. The team must find out, but in any case, I am sure that tomorrow he will be able to break through the peloton.
In the first attempt in the final I made a few mistakes, but the final lap was quite good. At the same time, Kimi said he made a mistake on the last lap, so I do not think that our separation is so great, as the final protocol. In the Ferrari car on Friday was just as fast as we are, so you need to be ready for a serious rivalry on the part of the red cars.
Tomorrow to go the distance possible surprises, different strategy options, but I feel comfortable in car and looking forward to this fight »
Lewis Hamilton (22 minutes).” of course, I’m disappointed with today’s result. This weekend from the start was going to be difficult, because I was waiting for punishment. But such things happen to test us. No one wants to win easily – at least, I do not want
Yes, I found myself in a difficult situation, but be sure to consult.. We have a great car, the team is working fine. There are areas where we can add more, but the season has just begun, and I know I can do it. The main thing – do not give up. It is necessary to draw conclusions and move on.
I’m sure the guys are as disappointed as I am, but what will be will be. We win and lose together, so we will work hard to deal with an event, and this will not happen again. On this track you can overtake, our car is quick, so we hope to recoup tomorrow and a good race.
I’ve been to this position in the past. Two years ago in Hungary, I broke the last row of the grid to the podium, so it’s real. However, the tire is worn out much faster, so it will not be easy to achieve. But of course, I will do everything in my power. We need to break into the top ten, but we’ll see what happens. The race ends only after the finish »
Toto Wolff , Head of Mercedes Motorsport:.« Today, we have mixed feelings. Nico drove a stunning lap in the final qualification, worked great to be on pole. But I’m sorry about what happened to Lewis. And so he found himself in a difficult situation due to a penalty for replacing the gearbox, and today is still more complicated when he failed to pass a single fast lap in qualifying.
Interestingly, the old qualifying format today mixed the balance of power – Daniel Ricardo starts from the front row, and we hope that his machine would be wide enough so that it is not sure that in the final saw a real Ferrari pace. In addition, we are waiting for a variety of strategies – Nico starts to Soft, the other pilots in the top ten of SuperSoft, and Lewis will have to make its way to the last row
Tomorrow will have to keep an eye on many things.. The first key point – the start, and in addition, we have seen this season that the new rules have significantly increased the number of variables. There will be many opportunities to use non-standard strategy, so I think we are waiting for the race fighting »
Paddy Lowe , Technical Director.” It is very rich in events qualification. We made a mistake, having left on the first lap on intermediate tires as the track was dry from the very beginning -. Except for two sections on the line start-finish
At the roundabout out of the boxes on the Lewis car there was a problem – we later found that a refusal to MGU-H. Very disappointing, we bring our apologies to Lewis. We left one car, and we used the bus SuperSoft to overcome unpredictable first session, and then switched to Soft in the second.
The logic was that it was on these tires to start the race, for which Nico it was necessary to show a good enough time to get into the finals. He did a great job, receiving a potential advantage in tomorrow’s race. At the end of the first lap Nico made a few mistakes, but in the second drove great, winning well-deserved pole position
Tomorrow we are waiting for an interesting race -. Nico will start at a different composition compared to its closest competitors, and Lewis – at the end of the peloton but we hope that both riders rise to the podium. »
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