Albers frustrated by traffic problems

"That was the worst qualifying of my life with traffic," said Albers, who will start the race from 21st position.

"On the first outing I made some mistakes and I felt I could go quicker. Then I couldn't do much with the second outing at all because of the traffic.

"It didn't really matter that I went off in T9 on my final flying lap as I had already lost about seven tenths in the first sector. It's a shame as I think I could be quicker. I felt good in the car, the balance is good, we just have to hope for more tomorrow."

The Spyker team could not manage to escape the bottom of the grid, with Albers' teammate Adrian Sutil finishing down in 20th position.

The German, nearly half a second behind his closest rival, is looking to have a trouble-free race tomorrow.

"With all the rubber laid down in the support races the track conditions had changed slightly and I had a lot of oversteer and lost a couple of tenths on the first outing," the German said.

"For the second lap, the balance and grip levels were much better for our car and I managed to get a good lap.

"Of course conditions may change for tomorrow again so the first 10 to 15 laps will be hard, but I want to have a clean first lap without any incidents in the first corner and hopefully stay with the other cars in front."