'Super-quick' Linblad 'not surprised to be in Q3'

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AI GeneratedArvid discusses his mixed emotions after a challenging qualifying session. Despite a crash and missing much of FP3, he managed to reach Q3. While he felt a strong connection with the car the previous day, he struggled with confidence during today's session but remains positive about his starting position for tomorrow's race.
Well, Arvid, after what happened yesterday, are you happy to make it into Q3? A bit of
mixed feelings maybe? And how was it rebuilding the confidence after that one?
Yeah, I think, honestly, after yesterday, I wouldn't say I'm surprised. I'm not surprised
to be in Q3 because we were P4 yesterday. You know, we were super quick. But for sure,
it was a challenge. You know, it was unfortunate that the car wasn't ready in time for, you know,
most of FP3s. We missed a good chunk of that. I was actually quite lucky with Lewis's crash
that I got back out there. I think it's good. You know, obviously, it's a confidence track. So,
you know, if you crash, it's always a bit difficult. Yeah, it was a bit more difficult
today. I just lacked a bit of confidence, didn't feel at one with the car as much as I did yesterday,
which was a bit of a shame because yesterday, it just felt easy. You know, on such a challenging
circuit, I just felt at one with the car and we were super quick. So I need to try and understand
why that went away. But regardless, you know, it's still another Q3, a good time position for
tomorrow after, you know, a challenging evening yesterday. Not the way I wanted to build through
this weekend. It's still good to be here. Yeah, what's your thinking for tomorrow? You've been
on that great point scoring run. What do you think might be possible? It looks like it could be an
intense one out there. Yeah, it will be challenging. I think we're going to have to be really on it,
really sharp. The reality is no one knows what to expect. It's a new circuit. It's a challenging
tarmac and with tyres that aren't holding on amazing. So we need to see what happens. You
know, the strategy is very open. If it's a one or two stop, what compounds are going to be running?
I don't know. So we're going to need to be open minded and need to have good communication
and react well in the moment. Thanks, Abed.
