Saturday: Another pole for Vettel and Red Bull

Sebastian Vettel – 5th and Pole Position

« It was difficult in Q1 and Q2 while until the end of Q3 the track was drying up very quickly. I didn’t feel comfortable at the start of qualifying, but I think we made a big step forward in Q2 and in a way I rediscovered the Spa circuit!

In the last session, I used the first two laps to get the tires up to temperature, and for the next two laps, I tried to push as hard as possible.

I think that tomorrow will be one of those races where anything can happen.

I think the best way to get a weather forecast here is to look up and see what’s happening.

It should be nice weather tomorrow and the balance seemed good at the end of Q3, when it was dry.

It will be a long race, but I’m looking forward to it.

Mark Webber – 1st and 3rd

« It was a tight session today. I think I went a bit too hard with the slick tires at the start of Q3. I felt comfortable, and you never know if the lap you’re in will be the right one before the weather conditions change. There were rain showers here and there, and as soon as we finished qualifying, it started raining again, so maybe I should have started a bit more gently and done better laps in the third and fourth rounds.

It’s very easy under these conditions to miss it, but we are there even if it would have been better to be a little higher. The guys in front did a good job and we are in the race for tomorrow.

Cyril Dumont, engine manager

« It was a tricky session today as we had a lot of rain during the three practice sessions, so it was difficult to know where we stood in terms of pace. I think we did a superb job to be back at the top in qualifying after the summer break. We had the pace today to put both our cars on the front row, but unfortunately, Mark encountered traffic in Q3, which is a shame.