McLaren on the relaunch

Third in the first session, eighth in Q2, Lewis Hamilton managed to qualify in fifth place today. The reigning World Champion is happy to see the level of performance of his mount. Above all, Hamilton sees in this result the end of a difficult period for his team. “We have worked hard over the last few months and this result rewards our hard work,” said Hamilton. “I am proud of what we proved today. If everything goes well, we can aim for the top 5 tomorrow. This qualifying session above all gives me a glimpse of a pole position shortly. I look forward to finding myself in this position quickly. »

After an electrical problem in free practice, Heikki Kovalainen failed at the gates of Q3, setting the eleventh time. This does not prevent Martin Whitmarsh from hoping to count his two cars in the points tomorrow. ?After our return to the top 10 in Shanghai last weekend, today?s performance shows that we continue our march forward. Lewis's fifth place is a great reward. It should be remembered that he started the season in 18th place on the grid. This demonstrates the progress we have made. Today we achieved our best overall performance in qualifying this season, and this did not come at the expense of the behavior of our cars in the race. Lewis and Heikki are both in a good situation to pick up points in the race. »