By Editor on Saturday, March 23, 2013
Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel says he is pleased after securing the 38th pole position of his career in Malaysia.
Vettel mastered the wet conditions to comfortably beat the Ferrari of Felipe Massa.
“It was very difficult as the circuit was half dry and half wet today – so it was difficult to find the right compromise between pushing hard and also saving the tyres,” he said.
“It was the right strategy to come in and change the tyres and the pace was there. It was a good session in Q3 and it was clear what we had to do, so I’m pleased with the result. It’s a long race tomorrow and whoever wins will have done the best job. We managed to save some tyres today which will help if the race is dry, but we will see.”
Mark Webber qualified in fifth and was heard saying ‘unbelievable’ to his team on the radio.
“It’s disappointing to finish fifth. We didn’t get the timing quite right in the last part of Q3, I thought I had more laps. We were quick enough, but we went too slow on the lap when we should have been going quick and it meant we didn’t get a last timed lap in,” he said.
“The time doesn’t represent how comfortable I felt in the car today and it’s frustrating when you put so much work in and know you could have done better. I’m looking forward to the race tomorrow – it should be interesting with the weather.”