Spain Saturday quotes: Toyota

"Thankfully we managed it so that was a good job. I was also happy with my lap in Q2, then in Q3 I really went for it on my last run on new tyres and P6 is a great performance. We expected to go well here because we have a new aerodynamics package that seems to be working well. So we have made a good step forward but we will keep pushing to improve more and more."

Ralf Schumacher - 17th: "That result was a pity but this has been a difficult weekend and that was a difficult qualifying session. One reason for my struggle in Q1 was that I had traffic on my last flying run. I was on a two-lap run but I met a car on its warm-up lap in the last sector of the first lap, spoiling both that and the following lap. That means the qualifying time is not representative of what we are capable of.

"But I've also found grip hard to come by both in practice and in qualifying so we obviously have work to do. Our race pace should be better so let's see how we can do tomorrow even if it will be a tough afternoon from this grid position. Barcelona is not known for overtaking but the track has been changed so we'll see."

Pascal Vasselon - Senior General Manager Chassis: "After last week's test we had the clear feeling that we were much closer to BMW and this is what has happened. But so far this has been an even more character-building weekend than usual and we've had a series of ups and downs.

"In P1 yesterday we were looking good but we had some problems in P2 that meant we could not be certain about our pace. This morning went well but we still had some balance problems. Finally now in qualifying we are where we expected to be with Jarno. Of course, he only just made it through Q1 after hitting traffic. But he did a great job and his final outings in Q2 and Q3 were brilliant.

"Ralf had even bigger problems with traffic in Q1 and he narrowly missed out, which was a pity because his pace would have made the top ten as well. For the first time this season the two tyres were close in terms of pace so we changed our run plan to have two flying runs in Q3, one with the prime and one with the option.

"That contributed to our performance compared to what we have managed so far this year. Now we will look to make the most from tomorrow's race."