Mat’o Homola (pole position): “I’m very happy with pole position in only my second TCR Qualifying. I’d like to thank my team B3 Racing, because they’ve done an amazing job since Bahrain where I didn’t have very good pace. We tested on Wednesday and I wasn’t so sure that we had a good setup, so we had to make some changes and clearly it was a good move and a good step forwards. I’m very happy with the car. From my point of view, it was a normal lap; with the new tyres, I had a lot more grip and I could push more. Maybe there could have been a few more tenths.”
Gianni Morbidelli (2nd fastest): “I have to be happy because I wasn’t here on Wednesday for the test. We were quite unlucky yesterday because the weather didn’t help me make some laps and today I didn’t have much time. We struggled with the power steering and I’m a little bit worried about it. I didn’t expect to be so quick so I’m happy for the team as we scored some points for the Championship. Now we have to solve the power steering issue. Behind me I have a good team and I believe in them, so I know they will do everything they can for me.”
Jean-Karl Vernay (3rd fastest): “It was a really good performance and we are not that far compared to the others so it’s a big improvement. We saw that we still have lots of work to do on the car to come back on the SEAT and the Honda so that we can fight for the pole but it’s really good and Stefano is also really close, so it’s good for the team. We gained two or three tenths thanks to the BoP and it’s good for the championship to have different cars fighting for the win.”
