The Mark Webber surprise at Suzuka

Red Bull was once again untouchable in qualifying for the Japanese Grand Prix. But it is Mark Webber who will start on pole in front of Sebastian Vettel after taking advantage of the German's troubles.

Published on 12/10/2013 à 08:56

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Mark Webber took his first pole since the 2012 South Korean Grand Prix by winning Suzuka qualifying by more than a tenth ahead of his teammate Sebastian Vettel which was again disrupted by SREC issues. The Australian will have a great opportunity to aim for a first success for his last season in the discipline since the leader of the Championship is almost assured of the title.

“Sebastian had a problem in qualifying and the team told me I could go for pole”, declared the Australian at a press conference. “I’m going to have a great opportunity to play tomorrow. We managed to achieve a good strategy with the tires today. I will keep good memories of Suzuka. The wind complicated the situation today because the car moved a lot on this narrow track. In any case, the car seems very competitive for the race. »

Click on this link to see photos of the Japanese Grand Prix practice sessions.