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Turkish GP: Red Bull qualifying report
WEBBER CLAIMS POLE HAT-TRICK Car 6 MARK WEBBER, Position: POLE POSITION "Today went well. We had a problem during practice this morning so I went out late for the first prime run. It meant I was therefore a little on the back foot going into ...
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WEBBER CLAIMS POLE HAT-TRICK
Car 6 MARK WEBBER, Position: POLE POSITION
"Today went well. We had a problem during practice this morning so I went out late for the first prime run. It meant I was therefore a little on the back foot going into qualifying, which wasn't ideal preparation, but we refocused and got ready. Some new parts were bolted on to the rear of my car about four minutes before I went out for Q1, which was a great effort by the guys to get them on in time. It's a great position to start tomorrow's race, but each event is unique and has it own challenges. We know the tyres get a hard time round here, so it should be an interesting race I'm looking forward to it."
Car 5 SEBASTIAN VETTEL, Position: 3rd
"Q1 and Q2 were very smooth; I was happy with the car and there were no problems. In Q3, the first lap was brilliant up to Turn 12, then under braking I slightly locked the front which was no issue, but it was very weird as the inside front just kept locking and never came back. Going into Turn 13 I was turning to the right and the wheels started turning again and then the same thing going into Turn 14. I locked the inside wheel very easily, the car didn't seem to stop, so I lost time. On the second run I got confirmation in the first turn there was a problem, as I hit the brakes and went straight - I lost the ability to stop the car and the inside wheel didn't do what it was supposed to. In Q1 and Q2 we were on top of the game, but in Q3 we were not, so it's quite frustrating. All weekend I have felt very good, particularly today. Third is still a good position; I'm on the clean side of the grid tomorrow and it's a long race. It's difficult to make up places now with the new regulations, but we'll see what we can do."
CHRISTIAN HORNER: "Another great performance by Mark today for his third consecutive pole and the team's seventh of the year, which is a great achievement. It was difficult for Sebastian who, having been the quickest car during Q1 and Q2, experienced a car problem in the last part of qualifying. We need to understand what it was, as it cost him quite a bit of time. However to salvage third place is still excellent. I also have to say congratulations to Cengiz, one of our drivers, who delivered some last minute parts to Mark Webber's car just in time for the start of the session. So, three very fast drivers today."
(Renault) FABRICE LOM: "Another impressive performance from Mark, who claimed his third pole in a row with the same engine so we are really happy with our three pole engine! Our focus tomorrow is now to make it a three-win engine. It was a shame for Sebastian who I think had the opportunity to claim pole position also today. Engine-wise, everything went smoothly, much better than yesterday when we had an engine failure on Mark's car. It wasn't a worrying one, but it's never good to have a failure during a race weekend, so we apologise to Mark for that. Let's hope we have a smooth day again tomorrow."
Practice 3
Sebastian Vettel: P1, Best Time: 1:27.086, Laps: 18, Chassis 2
Mark Webber: P4, Best Time: 1:27.553, Laps: 15, Chassis 4
F1 TWITS
If you want to know what's really happening in F1, social media sites are now the go-to places to find out what the so- called experts are saying. If only they were saying something intelligent...
UltimateF1fan who thinks everything's just amazing: A race in Istanbul!! Amazing! I never knew they had one there. There's so much space for the fans, had no trouble getting seats at all!!! Amazing!!!
CynicalF1hack Living in 1981 and Vaguely Frightened by Anything New: Istanbul Park is well named. You get in your car in the morning and spend your whole day in traffic. Parked.
Team Technician Who Know Less Than He Thinks He Does But Has an Opinion on Everything: Ha! If you knew anything about F1 you'd know that you have to stay on the Asian side. Took me 12 minutes to get to the track. My race driver was at the wheel.
Thirddriver-with-a-Grudge: And I beat your driver 11 minutes, 12 seconds.
CynicalF1hack Living in 1981 and Vaguely Frightened by Anything New: Yes, but aren't you staying in a tent in the media car park?
Thirddriver-with-a-Grudge: Only so I could be ready yesterday for my first run through Turn 8.
CynicalF1hack Living in 1981 and Vaguely Frightened by Anything New: I didn't know you jogged.
Team Technician Who Know Less Than He Thinks He Does But Has an Opinion on Everything: Ah, the infamous Turn 8, quadruple apex, little bit of understeer in, oversteer into the second apex, very tricky, especially the anti- clockwise nature which places a lot of stress on a driver's third intercostal metatarsal.
CynicalF1hack Living in 1981 and Vaguely Frightened by Anything New: Whatever, at least it's got a hill makes it a proper race track.
Thirddriver-with-a-Grudge: Wonder if Austin will be as good?
CynicalF1hack Living in 1981 and Vaguely Frightened by Anything New: Austin eh? Did they name it after the car? Good show!
-source: red bull
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