Korean GP qualifying quotes: Marussia

Max Chilton - 22nd: "I'm really pleased with the progress we've made with the car this weekend. I'm also really encouraged by my pace compared to Jules, which this afternoon was just over a tenth away. We obviously can't be sure yet what the weather will bring but based on the work we've done so far I'm quite happy and looking forward to 51 laps of the Korea International Circuit tomorrow in my first race here."

John Booth, Team Principal: "This weekend we have found the car balance quite tricky to get right. Both drivers have had differing balances on the two types of tyre at various points in the weekend which inevitably creates a bit of a challenge in terms of ensuring we could get the best out of the cars in qualifying. Overnight and in FP3, both drivers worked hard with their engineering crews to improve the balance of the cars and by the time we got into Qualifying we seemed to have arrived at a good place. The first runs were really encouraging and good traffic and clear out laps helped to put the drivers right with the Caterhams. Unfortunately the traffic at the end of the Q1 session was quite difficult to manage and we didn't get the best of it and therefore didn't quite gain what we had hoped on our second runs. Overall, it's clear to see that we have made good steps since Budapest to be back in contention with the our nearest competitors and our promising race pace on Friday means that we should be able to race them tomorrow. All weekend we've been working with the threat of rain for the race in mind. While that does seems to be less likely now we won't be sure until the morning. Either way I'm sure we all feel very motivated to build on a positive weekend so far."