Wurz laments qualifying 'disaster'

The Austrian was unable to get a clean lap during the 15-minute session, and will face a tough race tomorrow starting from 18th position.

"It was a bit of disaster, worse than a traffic jam on the M25 in London," said Wurz. "People really slowed down on their in-laps and seemed to forget that other people were still around them doing quick laps.

"At the last chicane I actually nearly stopped because five cars were in front of me going so slowly which caused my tyre pressures to drop dramatically. I should have been able to get into Q2 today so, to end up in p18, is extremely frustrating.

"Barcelona is always hard to pass on, so it's going to be a difficult race for me."

The day was better for teammate Nico Rosberg, 11th quickest today.

The German, however, said he was disappointed with the result, but admitted that is where his team stand at the moment.

"To be in 11th place is not ideal but I had a lack of grip on the rear of the car and reached a certain point where I couldn't get anymore out of it," he said.

"We just weren't going to get into the top ten today, but that's where we are. Strategy-wise, 11th is better than 10th, but of course it isn't where we want to be.

"It will be a long race, but hopefully I will have a good start and, from my grid position, it's still possible to get some points."