The four crews who claimed the class pole positions for tomorrows Bapco 8 Hours of Bahrain faced questions within the post qualifying press convention.
Bruno Senna – no1 Rise up Racing R13-Gibson LMP1
“It was tricky to preserve watch over the out lap because the Ginetta was out front and it was well-known to exit hard to retain the tyre and brake temperature up.
“It was a factual lap and the automobile felt curved up final night too [in FP2]. It was night barely as curved up on the present time as I deem the song prerequisites weren’t the identical as final night nonetheless it was factual ample for pole and the crew did a factual job. Honestly, we are a little critically surprised to were on pole twice as here is no longer the song which makes our automobile gaze the real but we are in a position to grab it for distinct.”
Gianmaria Bruni– no91 Porsche GT Team Porsche 911 RSR
“It was a tricky qualifying like continuously in LMGTE Professional. I has the principle shot and it was factual and we were ahead of our sister automobile [No.92], so I acknowledged the tyres gaze factual and the automobile feels factual so we strive to get the pole and additional point can definitely topic.
“We changed our approach and Richard [Lietz] went in and he did a huge lap which was definitely vital. We now believe got been working so hard within the apply classes working for the mosey so we didn’t definitely care about qualifying so vital nonetheless it got here to our aspect and we are relaxed.”
Paul Di Resta – no22 United Autosports Oreca-Gibson LMP2
“All yr we believe confirmed we are in a position to be on the keen discontinue and we managed to remodel it to pole map on the present time and it is fantastic.
“We now believe got had a refined initiate up [to the season] with some technical disorders but we believe assign ourselves in a factual map now and hopefully it shall be less complicated within the mosey. The automobile has been in a factual zone.”
Larry Ten Voorde – no57 Team Project 1 Porsche 911 RSR
“It is my 2d ever WEC mosey but my first qualifying. We were definitely pushing and we obtained done for song limits however the automobile felt barely factual and I obtained the utmost out of the tyres.
“Ben did a mega job and was internal a 2d of me. I’m relaxed and angry for the mosey the following day but we mute believe to work on the approach for the following day but I’m tall relaxed to be here and correctly done to the crew.”
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