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Korean GP qualifying quotes: Lotus

Kimi Raikkonen - 10th: "I made a mistake on my only set of new tyres in the final qualifying session so my lap wasn't fast enough for a better position, which eventually meant I ended up tenth and will start from ninth position tomorrow. We've had a bit of understeer in the car so I've struggled a little all weekend. If you look at the long run pace yesterday we should have a stronger race, but obviously we have to see how the weather turns out. We hope to do better tomorrow."

Romain Grosjean - 4th: "Our aim was to be up there fighting with the Mercedes today and that's exactly where we were. The Red Bulls were always going to be quick, so to be reasonably close to them in terms of the times is not too bad. Gaining a place on the grid just because another driver has been penalised is not how you want to move forwards, but I've had to cope with it before myself and it's part of the sport. Of course, it will be an advantage for us as it means we'll start on the clean side of the track. Tomorrow will be interesting in terms of what effect the tyre degradation has, but our race pace looked strong yesterday so we're aiming for a good result."

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