Sebastian Vettel 1st“I think it was a very good session for us. The McLarens were very quick, so we’ve done the right thing and I felt much more comfortable this morning. Q1 and Q2 was about getting through to the last session and I’m very pleased with the result. We changed a lot on the car overnight and the boys were working pretty hard and didn’t get much sleep, but I think if we have a result like this it’s the best way to say thanks, so I’m very happy. I’ve got the confidence back, today I felt much more comfortable in the car and I’m looking forward to tomorrow.”
Mark Webber 6th“Third row is not where I want to be - I didn’t get the best out of the car and out of the tyres. KERS was up and down a bit, I didn’t have it in Q2, I had it on the last lap in Q3, but in the end I wasn’t quick enough and couldn’t get the lap time. So, we have to come back tomorrow and see where we are.”
Christian Horner, Red Bull team principal“A really close qualifying and a phenomenal effort by Sebastian to get the pole position on the last run, especially after a hard night by all the mechanics. We used the first of our jokers with the curfew, of which we are permitted four in a season, to spend the extra time working on car set-up.He’s repaid them in the best possible way with pole position, which is a great start to the weekend but we’re set for a tough race tomorrow. Unfortunately Mark picked up a KERS issue in Q2; it came available again in Q3, but it hampered his preparation. Nonetheless we know Mark’s a great racer and I’m sure he’ll make good progress from there in tomorrow’s race.”
Cyril Dumont, Renault engine support to Red Bull“Another pole position, which is great. I would like to say a big thank you to all the boys working in the garage last night as they worked very hard and didn’t get much sleep. I think today showed it was worth it. Regarding Mark, I think he should have been higher, but he had a KERS issue. No one doubts that he will be back up there tomorrow.”
Q3 1. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1m19.815s2. Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1m19.978s 3. Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1m20.024s 4. Felipe Massa Ferrari 1m20.350s 5. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1m20.365s 6. Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1m20.474s 7. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1m21.098s 8. Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 1m21.445s 9. Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1m21.907s 10. Sergio Perez Sauber-Ferrari No time
Q2
11. Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 1m22.256s 12. Vitaly Petrov Renault 1m22.284s 13. Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 1m22.435s 14. Nick Heidfeld Renault 1m22.470s 15. Rubens Barrichello Williams-Cosworth 1m22.684s 16. Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m22.979s 17. Pastor Maldonado Williams-Cosworth No time
Q118. Sebastien Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m24.070s 19. Heikki Kovalainen Lotus-Renault 1m24.362s 20. Jarno Trulli Lotus-Renault 1m24.534s 21. Timo Glock Virgin-Cosworth 1m26.294s 22. Tonio Liuzzi HRT-Cosworth 1m26.323s 23. Daniel Ricciardo HRT-Cosworth 1m26.479s 24. Jerome D'Ambrosio Virgin-Cosworth 1m26.510s
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