Kamui Kobayashi leads the drivers’ with 34 points. After free practice, which was run in very slippery conditions as a sand storm struck the track yesterday, the DAMS drivers came out of qualifying well placed. Kamui and Jérôme really went for it at the restart of the session stopped 3 minutes before the end, and set the fourth and tenth-quickest times respectively.
Kamui Kobayashi: 4th on the grid for race 1
“The day’s been pretty good overall. Free practice didn’t go off as well for us as we’d expected because the track was very slippery. It was better in qualifying. I’m starting from the second row tomorrow and I can aim for a rostrum finish –why not victory? - which will help me extend my lead in the championship. That’s my aim for the coming weekend.” Said Kamui.