Verstappen Happy with Qualifying Performance

Dutchman Jos Verstappen was happy with his performance in Friday's qualifying for the Brazilian Grand Prix after a promising start to his weekend.

The Minardi driver took full advantage of the poor weather conditions to post the 15th quickest time of the day in his Cosworth-powered car. Verstappen admitted he was on the limit during his flying lap and was pleased with his day's work.

"I didn't drive many laps this morning because the track was just too wet for much of the time, but that qualifying run was definitely on the limit," said Verstappen. "The car was really sliding around in what were very difficult conditions.

"I'm happy with the lap time and also with the work we have done today. We worked on set-up this morning in the dry conditions and know pretty much which way we need to go."

Briton Justin Wilson, returning to action following his injury during the Malaysian Grand Prix, was unable to match the pace of his more experienced teammate, finishing down in 19th place more than a second behind Verstappen.

"It was definitely pretty tricky out there this afternoon, particularly on the new sections of tarmac - in fact, I nearly lost it at the start-finish line on the warm-up lap," said Wilson. "I used the out lap for my qualifying run just to try and learn what the track conditions were like.

"All in all, it wasn't a great result, but it was the best we could do today given the circumstances. We'll look to improve tomorrow."