Australia Saturday quotes: Bridgestone
Hisao Suganuma, Technical Manager: "We had wet weather conditions this morning which prevented the teams conducting further evaluation of their dry weather tyres but the teams were decisive about their final tyre choices. The track was damp with intermittent rain which made conditions a little tricky but the majority of the Bridgestone runners used our standard wet tyres which performed well
"The teams were able to check their car balance in wet weather set-ups so they are prepared for whatever conditions they are presented with in tomorrow's race. We had another interesting qualifying session today and it was good to see the two Toyota drivers doing well. Ralf finished sixth and Jarno advanced to the third session - although did not run due to a car problem. Webber did a good job too, finishing in seventh.
"The two Ferraris weren't able to show their true qualifying performance today as Felipe went off on his flying lap and Michael was caught out by the rain. They would normally have made it into the final qualifying session but we are expecting them both to be strong in the race. We have a good choice of tyres here this weekend for our teams and they have all been performing well. Ultimately, however, it will perhaps be the weather which determines the outcome of tomorrow's race."
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