US Saturday quotes: Bridgestone
Hisao Suganuma, Technical Manager: "Track conditions in this morning's third free practice were reasonable, enabling all the Bridgestone teams to make their final set-up changes
"As we saw, several of them were looking competitive this morning with the Ferrari drivers fastest in that session too, which was a good indication of what was to come later. Track temperatures then rose to between 44 and 46 degrees Celsius for qualifying, presenting some pretty tough conditions for the tyres.
"Even so, the Bridgestone runners were clearly strong on our tyres today with Ferrari claiming both front row places for tomorrow's grid which is an excellent result. Ralf Schumacher also made it into the final shoot-out, qualifying a good eighth fastest. Jarno Trulli unfortunately had suspension problems which hindered his qualifying which is a shame as I believe he too would have been a top qualifying contender.
"It didn't really happen for the WilliamsF1 team today but they are a good team and capable of turning things round. I was pleased to see the performance from both MF1 Racing drivers today - they could have a strong race tomorrow. I believe Bridgestone had the performance edge today but tomorrow is what really counts so we will be liaising closely with our teams tonight to help them be as competitive as possible for the race."
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