Sebastian VettelIt was good we got the time on the first run, with the yellow flags coming out later. We had a phenomenal balance in the car and I had the feeling we could go with the track today. We only needed one run in every session, which doesnt happen all the time, but its very enjoyable around here when the car works how you wish, especially on low fuel and fresh tyres. Its very special. Yesterday evening I wasnt too happy as I was losing time in the first sector, but I found my mistake and in todays practice session it worked straight away, I dont know why I didnt do it in previous years and it shows you never stop learning. Tomorrow will be interesting; its hard on tyres here, so we will need to work to stay where we are.
Mark Webber That was a pretty solid session. We knew it was going to crank up in Q3, but Ill tell you, this place on low fuel with new tyres is something else. I was pretty happy with my first attempt, apart from the hairpin, but Sebastian had that couple of tenths and I thought fair play, it was a competitive lap from him. Overall both of us were very competitive in qualifying and that puts in good stead for tomorrow. All the hard work from the factory is paying off. The main day though is tomorrow, thats where the points are.
Christian Horner, Red Bull team principalA fantastic team performance; to achieve the front row for tomorrows race is the best result for the team. Its a shame that the yellow flag came out at the end there, as both drivers were up on their lap times, but one and two is the best place to start tomorrows race. Congratulations to Sebastian on his 34th career pole, which puts him third behind two illustrious names, Michael Schumacher and Ayrton Senna, in the all-time list.
Cyril Dumont, Renault support for Red BullToday is simply a wonderful result; its the best we could have achieved, so Im pleased with that. The pace was there. Today was the 199th pole position for Renault engines, so I look forward to the next one. For the time being we need to focus on todays result and we hope that we will score important points tomorrow in both championships.
Q3
1. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1m30.839s 2. Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1m31.090s + 0.251 3. Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1m31.294s + 0.451 4. Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 1m31.700s + 0.861 5. Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault 1m31.989s + 1.059 6. Sergio Perez Sauber-Ferrari 1m32.022s + 1.183 7. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1m32.114s + 1.275 8. Kimi Raikkonen Lotus-Renault 1m32.208s + 1.369 9. Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1m32.327s + 1.48810. Nico Hulkenberg Force India-Mercedes no time
Q211. Felipe Massa Ferrari 1m32.293s + 0.79212. Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 1m32.327s + 0.82613. Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1m32.469s + 0.96814. Pastor Maldonado Williams-Renault 1m32.512s + 1.01115. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1m32.625s + 1.12416. Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m32.954s + 1.45317. Jean-Eric Vergne Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m33.368s + 1.867
Q1 18. Bruno Senna Williams-Renault 1m33.405s + 1.37619. Heikki Kovalainen Caterham-Renault 1m34.657s + 2.62820. Timo Glock Marussia-Cosworth 1m35.213s + 3.18421. Pedro de la Rosa HRT-Cosworth 1m35.385s + 3.35622. Charles Pic Marussia-Cosworth 1m35.429s + 3.40023. Vitaly Petrov Caterham-Renault 1m35.432s + 3.40324. Narain Karthikeyan HRT-Cosworth 1m36.734s + 4.705
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