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Toro Rosso struggles in qualifying
22 March 2008 / Results / PhotosAfter a good run in the Australian Grand Prix, Scuderia Toro Rosso landed back down in Malaysia with a thump as Vettel and Bourdais could not manage any better than 15th and 19th on the grid respectively.
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"Today, Q3 was definitely out of our reach," Vettel said. "Unlike Melbourne this is a circuit where you have a lot of fast corners and so it did not suit us as well. All the same, I think we did pretty much the best we could. Unfortunately, on my last flying lap I made a mistake at Turn 14. Of course I was pushing hard to get as close as possible to Q3, higher up the grid at least and it cost me about two tenths. But we can be reasonably satisfied. I think we have a good set-up for race conditions."
Sebastien Bourdais commented, "I was in P15 on my second run and the car felt good so we should have had a shot at Q2, but then I had a brake problem at the second corner, I pumped the brake pedal but when I got to Turn 4, the pedal went to the floor again and there was nothing I could do. It's been a tough weekend so far, as I did not get too much running yesterday. The stars do not seem to be aligning in our favour. Hopefully, I will have better luck tomorrow, maybe if the weather turns crazy."
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