Toro Rosso's Sébastien Buemi has vowed to ‘exploit any opportunity’ that presents itself in tomorrow’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, with the Swiss driver admitting that the Yas Marina Circuit has not played to the strengths of his car this weekend. The 23-year-old will start from 13th place, two positions ahead of team-mate Jaime Alguersuari.
"Overall, I am reasonably satisfied with my own performance, even if I am only thirteenth and one tenth of a second off eleventh place, which shows it was quite a difficult session," said Buemi. "But I think that, in the cockpit I did a good job and unfortunately, the fact this track is much slower than those at the last three races has not suited us so well.
"Tomorrow’s race will be tough and long and anything could happen and I will be looking to exploit any opportunity that comes my way and I should be able to fight with those cars directly in front of me on the grid."
Alguersuari, who is currently sitting 11 points ahead of Buemi in the overall standings, is optimistic that Sunday's race will again prove more fruitful for the team.
"I am pleased that we managed to improve the car from the free practice session to qualifying and I believe we have made the right choices for the race in terms of downforce levels and other set-up tools.
"We are often more competitive in the race than in qualifying and I believe that will be the case tomorrow, more so than in recent races as this has not been the best track for us. But I do not think my grid position is that bad and I am convinced I can work my way up into a points position by the end of the night."
The Faenza squad currently holds eighth place in the Constructors' Championship, tied with Sauber and only ten points behind Force India.
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| Pos. | Driver | Team | Time | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  S. Vettel | Red Bull | 01:38.481 | 16 |
| 2. | L. Hamilton | McLaren | 01:38.622 | 15 |
| 3. | J. Button | McLaren | 01:38.631 | 14 |
| 4. | M. Webber | Red Bull | 01:38.858 | 19 |
| 5. | F. Alonso | Ferrari | 01:39.058 | 16 |
| 6. | F. Massa | Ferrari | 01:39.695 | 20 |
| 7. | N. Rosberg | Mercedes | 01:39.773 | 17 |
| 8. | M. Schumacher | Mercedes | 01:40.662 | 18 |
| 9. | A. Sutil | Force India | 01:40.768 | 17 |
| 10. | P. di Resta | Force India | no time | 15 |
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