Rosberg bullish on race chances

The Williams driver put on a superb performance during a very tricky qualifying session, finishing in fifth position.

Rosberg said his set-up was not a big compromise and he believes it will also work well if the race is dry tomorrow.

Teams are not allowed to change their set-ups between qualifying and the race.

"I am really pleased with the result today," said the German. "It was a good qualifying session and I was consistently able to be at the front and, despite the conditions, I felt comfortable in the car. On top of this, we didn't compromise too much for qualifying and we have a good strategy plan for the race.

"As tomorrow goes, I would rather we didn't have as much rain as we did today as it was pretty dangerous in terms of aquaplaning.

"Ultimately, I don't mind if it is dry or wet tomorrow as long as the amount of rain is reasonable as I have the benefit of a good start position."

Teammate Kazuki Nakajima, on the other hand, did not enjoy a good day and qualified down in 18th place after struggling to get a clean lap in Q1.

"It was very difficult and disappointing qualifying today and I just struggled to find a clean lap in the traffic," he said. "We had wet conditions in the third practice today and I looked okay, finishing the session in P5.

"As the track conditions and weather were similar this afternoon, it makes my qualifying result even more disappointing."