05/09/2015
NEWS STORY
The Manor Marussia F1 Team continue their run of improving form this weekend after another close battle for team-mates Will Stevens and Roberto Merhi. After quality running time in this morning's Free Practice 3 session was abbreviated while the still damp track was drying, the pair enjoyed a strong qualifying session to end the day in P18 and P19 respectively, with little over a tenth of a second between them.
Will Stevens: "We continue to have a strong weekend here, which is nice. My lap was good; not perfect. I think we could have improved time-wise, but not in terms of our position. Nonetheless, we're improving all the time and these small gains leave us better placed to take advantage of opportunities when they do arise. I'm really excited about the race. When all the penalties are applied we'll be starting in a good position again, but we'll need to keep it tidy into turn 1 here to avoid getting squeezed, and damage, like we did in Spa."
Roberto Merhi: "I'm pretty happy with my lap and nice to be enjoying a close fight with my team-mate. We have the car in a good place in terms of the set-up, and our grid positions will improve because of the penalties, so the aim is to keep things close with Will and get a good team result again."
John Booth, Team Principal: "We've had another good day today, which leaves us well-placed for what should be an interesting race tomorrow. With the expectation of several cars lining up behind us, and the very tight chicane of turns 1 and 2, the start could be tricky. It's nice to see Will and Roberto so close yet again; shades of their 1-2 battle in World Series here last year. I'm sure they will be pushing each other hard tomorrow."
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