Mark Webber (1st, Q3 - 1m 26.295s)“Today went well. We had a problem during practice this morning so I went out late for the first prime run. It meant I was therefore a little on the back foot going into qualifying, which wasn’t ideal preparation, but we refocused and got ready. Some new parts were bolted on to the rear of my car about four minutes before I went out for Q1, which was a great effort by the guys to get them on in time. It’s a great position to start tomorrow’s race, but each event is unique and has it own challenges. We know the tyres get a hard time round here, so it should be an interesting race - I’m looking forward to it.”
Sebastian Vettel (3rd, Q3 - 1m 26.433s)“Q1 and Q2 were very smooth; I was happy with the car and there were no problems. In Q3, the first lap was brilliant up to Turn 12, then under braking I slightly locked the front which was no issue, but it was very weird as the inside front just kept locking and never came back. Going into Turn 13 I was turning to the right and the wheels started turning again and then the same thing going into Turn 14. I locked the inside wheel very easily, the car didn’t seem to stop, so I lost time. On the second run I got confirmation in the first turn there was a problem, as I hit the brakes and went straight - I lost the ability to stop the car and the inside wheel didn’t do what it was supposed to. In Q1 and Q2 we were on top of the game, but in Q3 we were not, so it’s quite frustrating. All weekend I have felt very good, particularly today. Third is still a good position; I’m on the clean side of the grid tomorrow and it’s a long race. It’s difficult to make up places now with the new regulations, but we’ll see what we can do.”
Christian Horner, Red Bull team principal“Another great performance by Mark today for his third consecutive pole and the team’s seventh of the year, which is a great achievement. It was difficult for Sebastian who, having been the quickest car during Q1 and Q2, experienced a car problem in the last part of qualifying. We need to understand what it was, as it cost him quite a bit of time. However to salvage third place is still excellent. I also have to say congratulations to Cengiz, one of our drivers, who delivered some last minute parts to Mark Webber’s car just in time for the start of the session. So, three very fast drivers today.”
Q31 6 Mark Webber RBR-Renault 1:26.295 2 2 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:26.433 3 5 Sebastian Vettel RBR-Renault 1:26.760 4 1 Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1:26.781 5 3 Michael Schumacher Mercedes GP 1:26.857 6 4 Nico Rosberg Mercedes GP 1:26.952 7 11 Robert Kubica Renault 1:27.039 8 7 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:27.082 9 12 Vitaly Petrov Renault 1:27.430 10 23 Kamui Kobayashi BMW Sauber-Ferrari 1:28.122
Q2 11 14 Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 1:27.525 12 8 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1:27.612 13 22 Pedro de la Rosa BMW Sauber-Ferrari 1:27.879 14 16 Sebastien Buemi STR-Ferrari 1:28.534 1:28.273 15 9 Rubens Barrichello Williams-Cosworth 1:28.392 16 17 Jaime Alguersuari STR-Ferrari 1:28.540 17 10 Nico Hulkenberg Williams-Cosworth 1:28.841
Q118 15 Vitantonio Liuzzi Force India-Mercedes 1:28.958 19 18 Jarno Trulli Lotus-Cosworth 1:30.237 20 19 Heikki Kovalainen Lotus-Cosworth 1:30.519 21 24 Timo Glock Virgin-Cosworth 1:30.744 22 21 Bruno Senna HRT-Cosworth 1:31.266 23 25 Lucas di Grassi Virgin-Cosworth 1:31.989 24 20 Karun Chandhok HRT-Cosworth 1:32.060
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