Nico Hülkenberg: Three thousandths of a second separated me from the final.

      Both Sauber drivers were knocked out in the second part of qualifying; they hope for points in tomorrow's race…

      Nico Hülkenberg (11th): "I'm satisfied with my laps and the results, although disappointed that only three thousandths separated me from the final. Nevertheless, we're on the cusp of the top ten, and we have an extra set of soft tyres for tomorrow's race. Saturday's sprint reminded me how difficult it is to overtake here, but we're competitive and will start alongside rivals we can fight."

      Gabriel Bortoleto (14th): "The sprint went well for me. I had a decent start, gained two positions, the pace was reasonable — I'm quite happy. Qualifying was tougher: I overdid the attack, went off track, and that was enough to ruin my lap. The rest isn't too bad, although not perfect. Tomorrow I'll start 19th because of the penalty received in Las Vegas, but it's a long race — I'll use the experience from Saturday and try to make up ground."