Spa-Francorchamps: What the drivers said on Friday
Key quotes from drivers during the post-qualifying press conference at the TOTAL 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps.
Mike Conway – Toyota Gazoo Racing, No.7 Toyota TS 050 HYBRID [LMP1]
“It was a nice lap, but obviously Kamui [Kobayashi] was quick and set a great lap this morning in FP3, and then again in qualifying, so I was like ‘OK, pressure’s on! Got to produce a really good one here.
“It was looking good during the lap and the car was pretty hooked up, so I was happy to get across the line and go a bit quicker. I had a good gap to the sister car. But all credit to the engineers and all the guys on car No. 7 for doing a great job all weekend. Tomorrow’s going to be pretty tricky I think with the conditions, so it’s good to start in the right position.”
Andy Priaulx – Ford Chip Ganassi Racing, No.67 Ford GT [LMGTE Pro]
“It was a really nice and special experience. I think Harry nailed a fantastic time. I got back in the car and I knew I really had to be on my ‘A game’ to try and better that, and it just came together really well. I’m just enjoying every moment right now. I definitely keep looking at myself in the mirror and saying ‘when am I going to stop racing?’ But then moments like that, I just want to carry on, so it’s still in me and I’m really enjoying it.”
Jean-Eric Vergne – G-Drive Racing, No.26 Aurus-Gibson [LMP2]
“The lap and the car was absolutely amazing today. I think it was one of the best laps I’ve ever driven in my life.
“I’m very pleased with that - just three-thousandths off breaking the two-minute barrier. It would have been nice, but it was more the gap we made today to the other guys as well thanks to the lap of Job [Van Uitert]. I think it was overall a very, very good qualifying.”
Charlie Eastwood – TF Sport, No.90 Aston Martin [LMGTE Am]
“It was the first time I’ve been able to qualify in WEC, so to go out and get pole first time round was great.
“In terms of the lap, it was probably one of the best that I’ve done in the GTE car, so I timed that well for my first qualifying session. We’ve been very close to it a lot of times this year, and Salih [Yoluc] at the end did a mega lap to go as the quickest Am driver in the session and that gave us the pole overall.”
