Today was a good recovery here in Mexico. Starting the day we knew that it was going to be difficult with no data from Friday, so FP3 was really important for us to make sure we had some references heading in to the weekend. We knew it was going to be a difficult session, we missed crucial running time yesterday, and the track was still very green when I first went out today. I just tried to do the best I can and we made some final changes in the right direction. The changes that we made, the car was more drivable, and I was able to push more. To be on the front row for tomorrow is better than expected and a great result for us. Tomorrow is a bit of an unknown, but we will give it our all in front of the fans.

I lost the car into the stadium section. I had a big front lock up, which I haven’t experienced throughout the weekend, so it was a bit strange. It’s a shame we couldn’t maximize the opportunity of the pace we’ve shown here. I’m sorry to the Team. Tonight, we will assess the damage and see what’s possible for tomorrow. We will work on our strategy to get back into the points.

It’s a shame, the Team has given both of us a very good car this weekend that was capable of Q3, but it’s one of those things and being out at the back, it’s the risk we run. We had a really good first sector that was improving; if we had finished the lap we were on, we would have made it. We’ll have to find a way to get some clean air. It’ll be tough, but if we have the speed on the straight, we should be able to overtake. Our race pace looks quite good, so I’m confident we can move forward and that we’re in a good place to fight for points tomorrow.

It is a disappointing way to end my qualifying, we definitely had more pace but I am struggling a lot, it is similar issues to Singapore and Austin. Into the low speed I cannot brake or stop the car and as soon as I attack the braking I start sliding and locking up. So that is my main issue and where I am struggling the most, here it showed even more. There are four races to go and we have to get on top of the issues as a Team. I am having to modulate the braking too much and just don’t have confidence in the car. Here is the worst place to not perform, I am super disappointed. The Grand Prix where I wanted to do the best possible job, it is just not coming together. I hope tomorrow we can enter the points.  I need to try and maximize the day, it is going to be very hard but I owe these fans, they are the best in the world, this is the best race in the world.