Force India’s Adrian Sutil and Paul di Resta were left in high spirits following Saturday afternoon’s qualifying session at the Korea International Circuit, with the pair making it through to Q3 and ending up ninth and tenth fastest. Ahead of tomorrow’s race, the team sits 24 points behind targeted title rivals Lotus Renault GP.
"Considering the limited dry track time we had during practice, I think we can pleased with our performance level today," explained Sutil. "Getting both cars in the top ten is a good result and we can have a strong race from there. I took the decision to save tyres during Q3 and I believe it was the right thing to do.
"Having as many new sets for the race is an advantage - that’s something we’ve already seen in lots of races this year. Starting from the dirty side of the track is not ideal, but there is not a very long run to the first corner so let’s see how the start of the race unfolds."
Team-mate di Resta, who is contesting his first full race weekend in Korea, added: "Given it was so wet yesterday, it was difficult to judge how competitive we were going into the qualifying session, but we were optimistic that Q3 was achievable for at least one of our cars. As it turned out both Adrian and Paul made it through to Q3 with some excellent laps getting the job done.
"For Q3 we decided to play the long game and save tyres for tomorrow. Adrian stayed in the garage, while Paul initially went out to try and have a go at Petrov for eighth, but aborted his run. This puts us in a better position in terms of tyres than the cars directly ahead of us.
"We know we will have a fight on our hands to convert today’s result into points, but we have all the strategy options available to us so we’re well placed to do so."
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| Pos. | Driver | Team | Time | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  L. Hamilton | McLaren | 01:35.820 | 14 |
| 2. | S. Vettel | Red Bull | 01:36.042 | 12 |
| 3. | J. Button | McLaren | 01:36.126 | 14 |
| 4. | M. Webber | Red Bull | 01:36.468 | 11 |
| 5. | F. Massa | Ferrari | 01:36.831 | 16 |
| 6. | F. Alonso | Ferrari | 01:36.980 | 11 |
| 7. | N. Rosberg | Mercedes | 01:37.754 | 12 |
| 8. | V. Petrov | Lotus Renault | 01:38.124 | 19 |
| 9. | P. di Resta | Force India | no time | 16 |
| 10. | A. Sutil | Force India | no time | 14 |
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