Pierre Gasly: "We have a lot to work on and understand after today's result.

"I was optimistic going into Qualifying as the car felt good all the way through Practice and the pace felt like it was definitely there for the top ten. I just seemed to struggle with grip and the car was sliding around quite a lot and really a handful to drive. It feels like something is not right and I am sure the team and I will sit down and really try to understand why we were too slow in Qualifying. It is not over yet, though, and our aim is always to come away from races with points. We know it will be a challenging race starting from P14 but our pace in Free Practice 2 on high fuel was promising so we have every reason to be confident for tomorrow. We are not sure what the racing will be like at this circuit, it will likely be very tough, but I will give it my all to recover back up into the top ten."

Franco Colapinto: "I am very proud to be in Q3 today. Yesterday was tricky, I did not feel 100% in the car and we have had to work hard as a team to find improvements and build up our confidence all the way up to Qualifying. In the end, I did some of my best laps and that is good enough for P9 on the grid for tomorrow's race. It's definitely a difficult track and we know it does not suit our package too well, so we have really had to take things step by step. I was still learning a lot during Qualifying and we performed very well and I think we maximised everything. I did have a moment at Turn 12, it was very fast and I had to correct it. Tomorrow might be tricky for overtaking and we really do not know what might happen at this track. It might be quite limited on chances so our focus will be on maximising everything we can control and, of course, aiming for points at the end of the race."

Steve Nielsen: "It was an exciting Qualifying session at a new track, and you could see all the drivers pushing on the limit. That's what Formula One is all about and is testament to the skill on show today. Heading into Qualifying, we were trying to get the drivers into a comfortable place with the car, and have it behave and handle the way they need it. We knew we were in a fight to get into Q3 and it would be close with Racing Bulls and Audi. Franco did a brilliant job and looking at the times, ninth place ahead of Arvid [Lindblad] was probably the best outcome. On Pierre's side, he expressed that he wasn't happy with the car, so we need to understand why that was the case and what we can do to help him for tomorrow's race. We've seen from other races and support series here, this layout can throw up a few unknowns and it could be a race of attrition tomorrow. So, we need to stay focused and be there at the end to score as many points as we can."