There were higher expectations within the team at the end of FP3, having seen our cars making progress from Friday, but unfortunately, we weren't able to make that further step forward.
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Today's result is not too bad, but our session started on the back foot in Q1 as we wasted a set of Softs because of the red flag triggered by Sargeant.
It will be a long race for everyone and the goal is to come away with both cars in the points.
Our performance today can mainly be attributed to the corner speed range we see here at Suzuka.
Both drivers did a good job - but we have to be honest with ourselves: we did not have enough performance to qualify higher.
A mixed day for us. We have a good selection of new tyres available for the race tomorrow and will be looking to make progress into the top 10 during the Grand Prix.
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