Rinaldo Capello (#1
“I was not very confident before qualifying because I did not drive on Friday. But
everything went very well. The car was just perfect and I could push from the
beginning. On top of that I had no traffic at all.”
Tom Kristensen (#1)
“This is again a new circuit to me. It is very fast, but I learned it quite quickly. For
sure it helps to be in an Audi. This morning we did some good setup changes
which improved both the lap times and the consistency. The track is very tough
for the front tyres, but I think we have found a solution.”
Frank Biela (#2)
“I am content because we have a great car. I am upset because I gifted the pole
position to the other car. In two corners I was not 100 percent perfect. But the
car is very good, the guys did a very good job so far. Now we will try to do a
successful race.”
Emanuele Pirro (#2)
“It looks fine for Audi. The difference between us and the others is quite big. I
am confident, because the car was going very well both on full tanks and with
less fuel and also produced very good lap times on used tyres.”
Johnny Herbert (#38)
“Tomorrow is another day. It's disappointing to qualify only fourth having been
consistently inside the top-three over the past two days but it's the race that
counts. We had a good set-up earlier in the day and we'll be looking to find that
again. I believe we'll be in good shape.”
Andy Wallace (#38)
“From the outset in qualifying, the Audi suffered from a handling problem. We
had massive understeer which caused us to be around four-tenths slower than
earlier in the day. It's a mystery. At the moment we think it could be the tyres but
we'll strip things down overnight and check it over.”
Reinhold Joest, Team Director Audi Sport North America
“Unlike Portland, here we could improve after every practice session. We found
more downforce at the front and more grip at the rear.”
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