Fernando Alonso: “We’ve been struggling for pace today and I think it was the maximum we could achieve in Qualifying.
“It was very low grip out there, but it was the same for everyone. Let’s see what happens in the first few corners tomorrow, as it’s tight into the chicanes and there might be something to gain there. We will give it our all and try to fight for points.”
Lance Stroll: “The car was feeling OK in FP3, but there was just no grip in Qualifying and this happens a lot – there’s good grip in the practice sessions and then we go into Qualifying and we struggle. We’ll see what we can do tomorrow; it will be another tough race for us starting from the back. We will obviously try to make up positions, but it’s a very different kind of track with the high altitude.”
Mike Krack, Chief Trackside Officer: “It’s been a challenging Qualifying session in the heat and altitude of Mexico City. We knew it might be close in the midfield and so we opted to run three sets of Softs in Q1 to give us the best chance to progress. We struggled to find grip throughout both sessions and Lance was unfortunately eliminated in Q1, starting P19 for tomorrow. Fernando did well to progress into Q2 with a strong lap at the end of Q1, but we think P14 was probably the maximum we could have achieved today. A lot can happen into Turn One here, so we’ll be ready for anything and try our best to progress and fight for points. It’s been a busy double-header for the team and hopefully we can put on a show tomorrow for the fans.”
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