SATURDAY QUALIFYING QUOTES source: Champ Car World Series BELGIUM CHAMP CAR GRAND PRIX Sebastien Bourdais #1 McDonalds Cosworth/DP01/Bridgestone (Qualified 1st) - "It was a little harder than I thought. The 15 minute practice went really well with the standard tires. I thought when we put the red tires on it was going to be easier and the lap time would come really fast but we got a little bit of traffic and I made a couple of mistakes and didn't hit the tires when they were at their best. Then it got a little harder to get the lap time. "I am just glad that it was sufficient today but it was a little stressful until the very end. I was on the limit. The sweet spot on the red tires was on lap two or three and I was stuck in traffic at that stage. Then when I started to push it was past the window - probably cost me a couple of 10ths but the McDonald's car is very consistent." Will Power #5 Aussie Vineyards Cosworth/DP01/Bridgestone (Qualified 2nd) - "That is exactly how we thought it would play out today so we used the red tires yesterday to try and guarantee a front row start. We decided to not use them today to save a set for the race. I think the time we did on blacks was only 3/10ths off so I think we are in pretty good shape for the race. We are thinking of tomorrow - we need to win a race and everything has played out exactly as I wanted, no problem. Robert Doornbos #14 Team Minardi USA Cosworth/DP01/Bridgestone (Qualified 3rd )- "Yesterday I was confident we would have a quick car. The car was fast in both sessions - third in the first session and fastest in the second. I was just waiting for qualifying but then we had an unfortunate engine blow up. You just have to stay professional and focus on the next day. Today went really well. It is an amazing circuit to drive with Champ Cars, it's really fast - turn one and two in particular we have been going faster and faster. "I'm feeling really comfortable around the circuit. In the afternoon I tried the red tires in qualifying for the first time and felt the car was really quick. I produced a good lap time - good enough for second today - unfortunately because of Will's time yesterday we have to start third. I hope I have a better finish than the last race when I started third. I want to thank the team and all the fans for coming out - I am really looking forward to a good race." Bruno Junqueira #19 Sonny's Bar-B-Q Cosworth/DP01/Bridgestone (Qualified 4th) - "It was a little difficult qualifying on the reds today. On my second lap the red flag came out which hurt my time. On my last run the tires weren't up to temperature and that hurt me as well. I turned in one great lap today and it was good enough for me to get a P4 for tomorrow's race. This is the best starting position we have had all year and I hope to make the most of it in the race tomorrow. I really like this track and I think that we have a great chance for a top three finish in the race." Justin Wilson #9 CDW Cosworth/DP01/Bridgestone (Qualified 5th) - "The #9 CDW car in qualifying was pretty good. I was up a few tenths on my last lap, and I lost a little bit in the second chicane, a little in the third, so it was quite frustrating. I felt that we should have been a little bit quicker and a bit higher up on the grid. Overall, I am pleased with the progress, especially considering the late start yesterday. Hopefully the race is going to be good. Hopefully we can stay out of trouble, have some good pit stops, and see if we can make the car a little bit quicker yet. It is definitely a tight track, so we need to be a little bit quicker and good on fuel mileage and go from there."
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