Valtteri Bottas: The midfield teams are far ahead.
In the qualifying for the Japanese Grand Prix, Sergio Perez and Valtteri Bottas outpaced both Aston Martin drivers. Cadillac hopes to compete on Sunday and finish with both cars again.
Sergio Perez (19th): "Today's result and starting positions are a positive outcome for the team, but we have the potential to achieve more. During the session, there were issues with energy consumption. I hope that in the race we can optimize everything and make up time. Our goal is to finish, and I hope that tomorrow we can compete with our rivals."
Valtteri Bottas (20th): "The qualifying was quite simple. The midfield teams are too far ahead of us, but we managed to leave two cars behind. The team has already learned a lot this weekend, and with each step, we are becoming more efficient. The car handles better due to increased downforce, but it's still not enough, so we need to keep working and bring more updates. Tomorrow will be an interesting race in the battle with our rivals, so let's see what happens at this stage of the season."
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Valtteri Bottas: The midfield teams are far ahead.
In the qualifying for the Japanese Grand Prix, Sergio Perez and Valtteri Bottas outpaced both Aston Martin drivers. Cadillac hopes to compete on Sunday and finish with two cars again.