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Sergio Perez is exceptionally happy following qualifying for the Austrian Grand Prix. The Mexican set the eighth fastest lap in the session but will be promoted to P7 for tomorrow's race due to Lewis Hamilton's five-place grid penalty.
Force India was struggling in the practice sessions on its one lap pace and looked in danger of a Q2 dropout. However, with both cars getting into the top 10 and Perez getting the better of teammate Esteban Ocon once again, he is feeling delighted with his day's work.
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"I’m feeling happy with our performance today," he said. "I think it was one of my best qualifying sessions when you consider how difficult things have been leading up to the session. I was P17 in second practice and P18 in final practice this morning. So to end qualifying in eighth place shows the mega steps we have taken to improve the car.
"It’s been a huge effort by the whole team. I was a bit unlucky with the yellow flag at the end of the session because there was an opportunity to improve my time. I’m really looking forward to this race and I think we will be even stronger in race conditions. We need to keep an eye on the weather, but wet or dry I think we can have a great race tomorrow."
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Certainly looked a lot better for them today!