Mark Webber (Grid 1)“I’ve always enjoyed driving here, but you still have to put it all together. You don’t get these results without applying yourself. It was a very mixed session for all of us, even in the build up with yesterday’s rain. It was important to make sure every lap counted, as you never knew if it was going to be the one that counted for your main grid position, so even in Q2 you had to make sure you weren’t caught out. In the end I’m happy with the job we did; it’s easy to slip up in conditions like that from a logistical point of view and also from the driver’s perspective, so it was a good job by the team and we’re in a good position for tomorrow’s race.”
Sebastian Vettel (Grid 2)“I think it was a difficult session with the changing conditions. I think when it starts to rain here it can be on different parts of the circuit, so it’s quite difficult to see where it’s wet and where it’s fine, so you rely on the out lap or the previous lap. If you go flat out and hit a damp area, it’s very easy to go off track. So, I think it wasn’t easy today, but in the end it was mostly dry. It’s a shame we couldn’t get the second run in Q3, I would have loved to have challenged Mark again, but he got a good lap. It was a very good result for us, especially with all the talk that was going on into this race, so it’s good to see that we’re still on top of our game and can produce quick lap times. Anything can happen tomorrow, I think this circuit is tough on tyres, so we will see what we get tomorrow.”
Christian Horner, Red Bull team principal“After so much off circuit focus, it was a relief to finally get into the Grand Prix weekend in very difficult conditions. Both drivers did a great job to navigate though Q1 and Q2 and the first run proved to be the crucial in Q3; it was nip and tuck between the drivers and Mark produced an excellent lap to claim his second pole and the team’s ninth of the season. We can see that Ferrari is pretty close, but today was a huge performance for the team.”
Q3 1. Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1m30.399s 2. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1m30.431s 3. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1m30.516s 4. Felipe Massa Ferrari 1m31.124s 5. Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1m31.989s 6. Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 1m31.929s 7. Pastor Maldonado Williams-Cosworth 1m31.933s 8. Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 1m32.128s 9. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1m32.209s 10. Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1m32.376sQ2 11. Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 1m32.617s 12. Sergio Perez Sauber-Ferrari 1m32.624s 13. Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1m32.656s 14. Vitaly Petrov Renault 1m32.734s 15. Rubens Barrichello Williams-Cosworth 1m33.119s 16. Nick Heidfeld Renault 1m33.805s 17. Heikki Kovalainen Lotus-Renault 1m34.821s
Q118. Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m35.245s 19. Sebastien Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m35.749s 20. Timo Glock Virgin-Cosworth 1m36.203s 21. Jarno Trulli Lotus-Renault 1m36.456s 22. Jerome D'Ambrosio Virgin-Cosworth 1m37.154s 23. Tonio Liuzzi HRT-Cosworth 1m37.484s 24. Daniel Ricciardo HRT-Cosworth 1m38.059s
