Jolyon Palmer was ‘really happy’ with his qualifying performance after making it into the second part of qualifying for the fifth race in succession.
It looked like it could have been an early exit for the Brit in the first part of qualifying, however with a much quicker lap on his second run, Palmer managed to secure a place in Q2.
“I’m really happy with how we’ve been going,” Palmer said. “I’ve been in Q2 at every race I’ve qualified for after the Malaysia GP now so it’s been a strong run for us including today.
“Yas Marina isn’t the easiest of tracks for us but I did a really good lap in Q1 and managed to beat Wehrlein in Q2, so fifteenth is probably as good as it can get.”
After putting in consistently solid performances in the latter half of the season, which have helped him secure a second season with the team for 2017, Palmer is hoping to round off the 2016 campaign with a points finish.
Palmer added: “I think our race pace is a bit stronger, so we should be able to move forward. If something kicks off at the start and we make up some places then we have the pace to stay up there.”
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