Pierre Gasly: "Considering how much we seemed to struggle yesterday, it felt like we did a better job today to at least close the gap to some of the cars ahead and, in the end, we were only a couple of tenths off reaching Q2.

"Since yesterday, the car has felt very difficult to drive, sliding a lot, lacking grip, and we have been far off the pace. We knew it would be difficult here so it has been good to make some steps forward and get on top of a couple of issues, which we faced in Practice. Tomorrow, we know it will be tough. We need something to happen in front of us and we will give it our best go as always."

Franco Colapinto: "Given how the car was feeling on Friday, I probably expected a bit more from Qualifying. We started the weekend well and had some good Practice sessions but, as a team, we seem to be struggling here, particularly on the bumps and kerbs. I was pushing on my final run and hit the kerb which destabilised the car and prevented me from improving on my lap time. To get the most performance out of the car we tend to run it quite stiff, which also means it's hard to put a consistent lap together, especially here. On high fuel yesterday, the car felt better and the lap times seemed more competitive. It will be difficult from where we are starting the race, but we'll fight and try our best to recover some positions tomorrow."