Paul Hembery - Pirelli motorsport director: "Two key factors shaped the strategy during qualifying: the big lap time difference between the two compounds and the high degree of track evolution, which meant that the fastest times were usually set at the end of each session once the most rubber had...

Paul Hembery: "Essentially we went for softer compounds this time as in 2012 the Indian Grand Prix was just a one-stop race, and the combination we brought this year allows for a two to three stop strategy. After what we have seen today, wear and degradation is generally in line...

Fernando Alonso - 6th: "We knew this would be a difficult race and unfortunately the results confirmed the concerns we had already experienced on Friday, when we had a few problems with tyre degradation on the long run. It wasn't a surprise to be off the pace in qualifying, as...

Kimi Raikkonen - 10th: "I made a mistake on my only set of new tyres in the final qualifying session so my lap wasn't fast enough for a better position, which eventually meant I ended up tenth and will start from ninth position tomorrow. We've had a bit of understeer...

Fernando Alonso - 6th/10th: "The impressions are the usual Friday ones and to say more, we will have to wait until tomorrow and see how qualifying goes. On this track too it's aerodynamics that make the difference and for that reason, I am not expecting too many surprises when compared...

Esteban Gutierrez is confident he can build on his breakthrough qualifying performance for Sauber in Singapore last weekend.The 22-year-old reached Q3 for the first time in his career after setting the seventh fastest time in Q2, but was unable to attempt a repeat in the top-10 shootout due to not...