Friday: Vettel and Red Bull Far Ahead
After an initial free practice session in mixed conditions, the Red Bull team managed to secure the top positions on the timesheet in the second session, with Sebastian Vettel ahead of Mark Webber. The session was disrupted for the triple world champion by a puncture occurring twenty minutes before the end.
Sebastian Vettel – 6th and 1st:
« We don’t know what happened when I had a puncture during free practice 2. We lost the right-rear very suddenly, so we need to look into that – Pirelli is working to find out what happened. Otherwise, it was a positive day. The morning was tricky with some showers and the track was slippery; it’s much colder than in Hungary, but it’s Spa, and that’s part of the circuit. This afternoon, we had stable conditions, and we were all happy with what we had. »
Mark Webber – 19th and 2nd:
« It’s always difficult here to find the right settings for the entire lap, so we took the opportunity today to test several. We’ll analyze that tonight. We had a pretty good lap today, but there is still a bit of performance to find, and we need to achieve a slightly better balanced car in certain conditions. To sum up, we got good information and it’s good to have had stable conditions this afternoon. »
