China Saturday quotes: HRT

"We have shown that in both soft tyre and hard tyre conditions we are competitive so the 107% rule should no longer be an issue. We have to now focus on developing the car and try to finish ahead of our main rivals."

Narain Karthikeyan - 24th: "The day started off well with the third practice session where the car went really well. I think that I could have gone quicker and done a better time. We have a better package and qualifying shouldn't be an issue anymore, our target is now to get closer to Virgin. I definitely need to get some laps under my belt, my aim is to finish the race."

Colin Kolles, Hispania Racing Team Principal: "All in all today was a positive day. We did a lot of miles in the morning and in qualifying we could have done better but we weren't able to put our fastest sectors together which would have meant that Tonio would have been three tenths quicker putting him in the 39's, closer to the likes of Virgin and Lotus.

"We had no technical issues, so today we have taken another step forward. Tomorrow we will follow the normal plan, the updates will be ready for Turkey where we hope to be ahead of our closest rivals."