Scott, Tonio both make the Q2 cut-off

By Andrew Cutler
July 7 2007

Perhaps this day is an indication of better things to come: while neither Scott or Tonio felt that they were getting the absolute best out of their cars, they both managed to get them into Q2 nonetheless. This is only the second time this season - the first being in Canada - that this has happened for the squad from Faenza.

Scott Speed, Toro Rosso (15th, 1m 20.515s):
"Our pace was similar to what we had in Magny-Cours. When it comes time for everyone to go for a qualifying lap, me and Tonio (Liuzzi) have a bit less in hand. Maybe it's because we push one another in practice, so we are getting the most out of the car then, without keeping anything in reserve for qualifying. Fifteen and sixteen is not bad, but we need to find a couple more tenths to really be fighting in the middle of the pack."

Vitantonio Liuzzi, Toro Rosso (16th, 1m 20.823s):
"At the end, the gearbox would not accept any downshifts and we will have to find out why. At the start of the week, I did not expect to be in Q2, but we did a lot of work yesterday night and this morning it was clear the car was improved with a big step forward in terms of balance. We were still struggling a bit with understeer in qualifying though, which cost me time in Turn 5. I also had some traffic in my second run in Q2 and then the gearbox problem."