Hulkenberg, Perez to start at 8th and 9th in Brazilian GP

Sahara Force India drivers Nico Hulkenberg and Sergio Perez will occupy eighth and ninth positions respectively at the starting grid of the Brazilian Grand Prix of the Formula One Championships here.
Hulkenberg clocked a best lap time of 1:12.104 to qualify in eighth place ahead of Sergio Perez (1:12.165) in ninth in the qualifying session at the Interlagos Circuit.
Hulkenberg said he was happy with his performance at the qualifying session.
"I'm happy with eighth place and I think it was pretty much the limit. It was close with Checo just behind me and it means we're starting the race in a strong position. My laps were pretty clean and tidy, although I did not get a great exit out of the final corner at the end of Q3 - it's been a difficult corner for us all weekend," he said.

"I think we have a good car for tomorrow, so we need to get the job done and score solid points. The long runs we did yesterday looked promising, but we have to wait and see what happens with the weather. At the moment it looks like conditions will be similar to today - overcast with some light drizzle. If we get some heavier rain, it would certainly spice things up because it can be quite difficult to overtake here in the dry," said the German.
Perez said any mistake can make a big difference as it was a short track.

"We made a big step forward from practice to qualifying and it was enough to get us through to Q3. The session was a real fight, especially in Q1, and the margins between progression and elimination were tiny. This is a very short track and you need to really hook together the perfect lap, because any mistake can make a big difference," he said.
"It was very tight with Nico; we were within a few tenths of each other all afternoon, but in the end I fell just short. I made a small mistake in the final corner and it cost me some time, so I could have been a bit quicker. Overall I think we can be happy with the job we did today. We have kept some quick cars behind us and I believe we can be strong in the race.