Japan qualifying quotes: Williams
Rubens Barrichello - 8th: It was very nice out there today. It looked like we were quicker when the track was greener though! We were looking really fast and then the others found a little bit more time later on in the sessions. It was a good performance by the team and I'm happy with where we are
Nico Hulkenberg - 9th: It was certainly different to do qualifying on Sunday morning, but it was dry and this circuit is great to drive in the dry. We did a good job this morning, but my last run of Q3 was destroyed by Hamilton. I don't understand why he backed off into me because there wasn't a car in front of him. You need all the downforce you can get here so to be only a second behind the guy in front isn't going to help you get a good lap and it didn't help me today.
Sam Michael, technical director: It was a good qualifying effort by both drivers to get into the top ten. It shows that the development parts are working well and we should have a strong race this afternoon.
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