iSport International - Karun Chandhok (5th) Bruno Senna (8th)

Obtaining a clear qualifying lap at the Hungaroring is equal parts luck and judgment - and iSport team-mates Karun Chandhok and Bruno Senna were left to reflect on what might have been after today's closely fought 30-minute qualifying session at the tight, twisty 2.722-mile track.

Neither driver was able to fulfil his car's potential completely, but they will start tomorrow's 42-lap race from fifth and eighth positions.

Karun Chandhok: "I'm happy to be in the top five and I'm starting on the clean side of the grid, which is usually very important here. The car feels very good in terms of race pace and the only real problem was that I couldn't quite get a full feel for the grip level on my second set of tyres. There was the usual traffic, too, and I missed the last couple of minutes after spinning off. I was trying to avoid Jérôme d'Ambrosio, who was going slowly ahead of me, but I just clipped a kerb and that spun me around."

Bruno Senna: "Obviously eighth place isn't ideal, particularly at a place like this, but it isn't a complete disaster. My main championship rival Giorgio Pantano is only just ahead of me - and he's the man I most need to beat tomorrow. Come what may, I'm fairly sure I'll be able to make reasonable progress.

"I'm very happy with the car - it felt really good throughout the session and I know our pace is good on longer runs. It's inevitable that you are going to encounter traffic at this circuit and the biggest problem today was that I simply couldn't put together a good, clear lap when I put on my second set of fresh tyres. That's just the luck of the draw."

Trident Racing - Mike Conway (6th) Ho Pin Tung (17th)

Trident Racing ended up the qualifying session for the GP2 Series' Hungarian round with mixed feelings, as Mike Conway took the 6th spot on the grid, while Ho Pin Tung was forced to settle for 17th. The 30-minute session was highly eventful, and the definitive starting grid was set with a last-gasp shootout. Mike set an initial 6th place with his first set of fresh tires, and then confirmed his good potential by retaining the position. Ho Pin was quite unlucky in the closing stages, when he lost four spots after being caught up in traffic. The Chinese driver was also slowed down by the obstructive moves of Alvaro Parente, that cost him a clean attempt. The team's balance is still positive though. Both drivers will try to clinch a top spot tomorrow on Race 1, scheduled to start at 16:00 (GMT+2).

Alessandro Alunni Bravi, Managing Director: We're really satisfied with how our qualifying session ended up: the team confirmed the good potential shown by our car and drivers during qualifying. Mike did an awesome job, profiting from a precise team strategy: we sent him on-track with old tires in the initial stages, mounting new tires while the majority of the rival cars were coming back to the pits. That allowed him to avoid traffic. We're sorry for Ho Pin. He clearly had the potential to take a top-10 position, as confirmed by his fastest split in the first track's sector, eventually bettered by the sole Grosjean. Traffic, and then a block by Parente forced him not to take advantage of his new tires, relegating him in the second half of the charts. We reported what happened to the stewards, who'll review what happened tomorrow morning. We hope for a strong race, and the starting position won't prevent us from scoring a top result. I wish to congratulate all the team's members. Their hard work confirmed Trident Racing as a top force on the medium-fast racetracks.

Mike Conway: The day had a positive start as we were able to complete the set-up work we scheduled. In qualifying the car was pretty balanced and had good traction. With the first set of tires I clocked the sixth best time, then confirmed it at the end with a slight improvement. It could have ended up even better, since a small mistake cost me 2 tenths of a second and a spot on row 2 was definitely in our frame. I'm expecting a long and tough race, especially from the physical point of view, as temperatures are quite hot out there.

Ho Pin Tung: I'm really disappointed about how qualifying ended up today. I'm persuaded that a top-10 position was a possible goal. The car was terrific, and I had all the necessary potential to clinch the first rows. Unfortunately, the high traffic literally wasted our possibilities. I didn't have a true chance to complete a clean lap, as I found slower cars in front all the time. I feel bad because I was fast; I clocked the fastest split in the first sector until Grosjean beat it in the closing stages. I hope to improve my position tomorrow and wash away today's disappointment.

Racing Engineering - Giorgio Pantano (7th) Javier Villa (18th)

Neither of the Racing Engineering drivers had the Qualifying results they were hoping for today at the Hungaroring following a very promising Free Practice session this morning.

Free Practice was held under clear skies and fortunately, for all concerned, the high temperatures expected at the Hungaroring did not materialise. Both of the Racing Engineering drivers were immediately on the pace continuing the good form they had shown at the last race in Germany as once again the Spanish team produced two very competitive cars. At the end of the session Championship leader, Giorgio Pantano, was once again right at the front with the second fastest lap of 1m 28.820s, just 0.023s away from the quickest time. Javier Villa was also amongst the fastest finishing the session in 7th place with a time of 1m 29.112s, just 0.292s behind his team-mate.