2016 Formula 1 championship leader Nico Rosberg says recovering to second place on the Mexican Grand Prix grid gives him a “great chance” at taking victory.
The German driver has struggled more than his Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton so far at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez.
He found himself in fourth place after the first runs in Q3, but bounced back to take second place and give Mercedes another front row lock-out.
“Well, brilliant is two and a half tenths from Lewis, so Lewis’ lap was brilliant, not so much mine,” he admitted.
“But no, I put it together when it counted in the end, so I’m relatively pleased with that, to definitely make sure I’m on the front row, even though it’s not pole position of course.
“But still that gives me a great chance for tomorrow anyways.”
When asked why he has been struggling, he replied: “It just took a bit longer this weekend to find the way, just generally with tyre temperatures, them being on the cold side all weekend.
“So it’s a bit nervous out there and just to find the way with that took a bit longer, but got there in the end, so that’s OK.”
