Vettel deals with it?

Under a sanction of ten places on the starting grid, following the collision with Robert Kubica during the Australian Grand Prix, Sebastian Vettel knew he would start from eleventh position at best on Sunday. Instead of demobilizing, the pilot Red Bull gave a great performance today. “I knew I had this penalty and I can't do anything about it,” explains the young German. “The secret is just to stay focused on what I have to do, and I'm here to race! So that?s what I did? Of course, it's annoying to see that the car is performing well in Q1, Q2 and Q3, and then to have to suffer a demotion of ten places. I would like it to rain tomorrow, it might change things a little. We will see. »

Mark Webber also had a good performance and took advantage of the penalties targeting his teammate and Rubens Barrichello to move from 7th to 5th place. There is therefore reason to approach the race with a certain confidence, but Christian Horner, head of Red Bull Racing, does not hold back a little dig aimed at his opponents: “We achieved a good overall performance today. Mark and Sebastian are fast, but are currently too far behind the cars using the double-stage diffusers! Unfortunately, Sebastian has a ten place penalty today, but let's hope he has a bit of luck tomorrow. »