The Vettel surprise

Slowed down by various causes during free practice, Sebastian Vettel admits to being very surprised to have achieved the third time in Q3. The Red Bull driver is first behind the untouchable Brawn GP.

Published on 28/03/2009 à 09:41

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“We really had a difficult two days until qualifying. I was only able to complete one real lap during the first session and I made a mistake in the second. We were unable to carry out our program successfully,” explains the German.

Still hampered by a brake problem during the third free practice session, Sebastian Vettel nevertheless found good sensations this afternoon: “I was surprised by my feeling despite all the changes to the regulations. This morning, I was afraid of not getting into Q2 and I found myself in third place! »

The youngest winner of a Grand Prix, Vettel is firstly aiming for points for tomorrow: “We have to keep our feet on the ground. We are first behind Brawn. It's a good start but the season is long. Points are the first objective for the race. »

Sebastian Vettel is more than six tenths of a second behind Jenson Button at the end of Q3. Tenth, Mark Webber is 416 thousandths behind his teammate?