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European GP 2010 - Valencia: Qualifying; Seb on pole position
Welcome back! Tako je Red Bull svome vozaču Sebastianu Vettelu preko team radija čestitao na najboljoj startnoj poziciji jer zadnji put na pole positionu Vettel je bio na VN kine. I svaka čast, na ovakvoj stazi prvo startno mjesto je pola posla, još ga sutra treba zadržati 57 krugova.
Već po običaju u Q1 ispadaju HRT, Virgin i Lotus koji ovaj vikend vozi svoji 500 GP. Nesretni vozač koji je s njima ispao u je Kobayashi u BMW-Sauberu. Schumacher se mučio da prođe prvu kvalifikacijsku rundu, no u zadnjem krugu je uspio postaviti prolazno vrijeme. Jedino opravdanje za njega može biti da mu je ovo tek prvi put da vozi u Valenciji.
U Q2 su ispala dvaTorro Rossa, Sauber de la Rose te na veliko iznenađenje dva Mercedesa i dvi Force Indije. Mercedes je donio velike preinake na bolidu, i umjesto korak naprijed napravili su korak nazad i startaju s 15. (Schumacher) i 12. pozicije (Rosberg).
Bilo je lijepo vidjeti Williams u završnoj rundi. Hulkenberg i Barrichello su zauzeli 8. i 9. mjesto. Petrov u Renaultu je na 10. startnoj pozicji, a Robert Kubica koji je dosta obećavao tek 6.
Ferrari se popravio, no imao je problema u Q3 pa je Massa na 5., a Alonso na 4. startnome mjestu.
Hamilton u McLarenu napravio je grešku u zadnjem letećm krugu i nije uspio odvoziti brže vrijeme od Webbera koji je u tome trenutku imao najbolje vrijeme, ali je zato to uspijelo Vettelu koji je najbrži krug odvezao za 3 desetinke bolje od Webbera. Webber je pokušao popraviti svoje vrijeme, u jednome trenutku za Sebom je kasnio samo 0.001 sekunde, no nije uspio i mnogo mlađi Vettel je uzeo pole position. Aktualni svjetski prvak Jason Button je bio tek 7. za vodećim je kasnio 5 desetinki.
Stanje u Red Bullu će postati još napetije, Vettel treba dobar rezultat i ovo je kao upozorenje Webberu da se pazi.
Šef momčadi Red Bulla Horner je uvjeren da će se Vettel i Webber "pristojno" ponašati i da su naučili svoju lekciju iz Turske.
Rezultati kvalifikacija:
01. S. Vettel RBR-Renault 1:38.324 1:38.015 1:37.587
02. M. Webber RBR-Renault 1:38.549 1:38.041 1:37.662
03. L. Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:38.697 1:38.158 1:37.969
04. F. Alonso Ferrari 1:38.472 1:38.179 1:38.075
05. F. Massa Ferrari 1:38.657 1:38.046 1:38.127
06. R. Robert Kubica Renault 1:38.132 1:38.062 1:38.137
07. J. Button McLaren-Mercedes 1:38.360 1:38.399 1:38.210
08. N. Hulkenberg Williams-Cosworth 1:38.843 1:38.523 1:38.428
09. R. Barrichello Williams-Cosworth 1:38.449 1:38.326 1:38.428
10. V. Petrov Renault 1:39.004 1:38.552 1:38.523
11. S. Buemi STR-Ferrari 1:39.096 1:38.586
12. N. Rosberg Mercedes GP 1:38.752 1:38.627
13. A. Sutil Force India-Mercedes 1:39.021 1:38.851
14. V. Liuzzi Force India-Mercedes 1:38.969 1:38.884
15. M. Schumacher Mercedes GP 1:38.994 1:39.234
16. P. de la Rosa BMW Sauber-Ferrari 1:39.003 1:39.264
17. J. Alguersuari STR-Ferrari 1:39.128 1:39.458
18. K. Kobayashi BMW Sauber-Ferrari 1:39.343
21. J. Trulli Lotus-Cosworth 1:40.658
20. H. Kovalainen Lotus-Cosworth 1:40.882
21. L. di Grassi Virgin-Cosworth 1:42.086
22. T. Glock Virgin-Cosworth 1:42.140
23. K. Chandhok HRT-Cosworth 1:42.600
24. B. Senna HRT-Cosworth 1:42.851
SV: “Valencia isn’t usually - or shouldn’t be - our strongest circuit so it’s good that we are able to put the car on pole and I think our pace is looking very good. It was a tight qualifying session, and a tough one especially as we reintroduced the F-duct and I think some of the mechanics had maybe an hour or two’s sleep last night, so it’s good to say thank you by putting the cars on one and two. We’re now in a very strong position to start tomorrow’s race.”
Press Conference:
Pres konferencija s troje najbržih vozača: Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull), Mark Webber (Red Bull) i Lewis Hamilton (McLaren). Na blogu sam stavila samo Vettelove odgovore, ali ako želite pročitati sve možete OVDJE.
Q: Sebastian, congratulations. Fastest man in final practice, quickest man in Q1, Q2 and when it counts, in Q3. And as the team said on the radio ‘Welcome Back’.
Sebastian Vettel: Yeah, it is good. The last couple of races we didn’t have a very smooth run. Saturdays usually we were quite okay but then Sundays sometimes was a bit rough but it is good. Those types of circuits, Canada the last time and then here again Valencia in Spain, usually shouldn’t be our strongest but it is good that we are able to put the car on pole and I think our pace is looking good. It was a tight qualifying session in the end. Not much between us all. I had two runs. In the first run I had a huge moment in the first sector and I knew I had to put everything in the second run and it worked and yeah, I am on pole and very happy for today. I think it was a very tough one here especially as we re-introduced the F-duct and a lot of other things to the car and I think some of the mechanics had maybe one hour or two hours this night to sleep, so it is good to say thank you that way and put the cars on one and two.
Q: On the subject of the F-duct, just how much difference did it make? Was that the difference between third or fourth and pole?
SV: I think it isn’t that big probably but we feel the difference. We can see how much you can gain with these guys. I think they are using it pretty much to the optimum but we are just learning every single lap, every run, and yesterday we were not quite happy but I think we did another step overnight, so everyone here at the track and people at the factory were basically all the time in front of the monitors trying to see how we can fine tune it and make it better and I think today it worked better, so also due to that we are in a very good position to start tomorrow’s race.
Q: Sebastian, a lot of people will be watching the start with interest. Not just turn one but the tight right hander at turn two. Your team-mate could be right alongside you. It could be absolutely imperative to get through that unscathed.
SV: Yeah, there is a good escape road at turn two but obviously you are not very keen on using that. Pole is the best place to start from. It is also on the clean side, so I think that was quite important but still I think all of the cars have been recently quite consistent with good starts, so it is probably easier to get it wrong rather than get it right. But so far our starts have been very good. I am looking forward and hopefully defend the first position, the first corner, the first lap, and many more, so we will see.
Q: Sebastian, I get the feeling from all three of you that you were really expecting to be here. It wasn’t really meant to be your circuit. It was damage limitation to some extend for McLaren. Was that the case? Were you expecting others to perhaps be more competitive here?
SV: Well, I think the most important is that we are here. People were talking a lot about the last race that this would probably be a difficult venue for us. I think we proved them wrong in Canada and here. I think our pace looks very good. Canada on Sunday was quite an entertaining race from the inside and outside, so it is good to be here. As I said I think we have proven yesterday and all day today that the car has got the pace. We were really a bit surprised that the McLarens were struggling yesterday but as we have seen things can change last minute and in the end they are not too far away and it will be a tough battle tomorrow. But I think we can win the race and score a lot of points for the team.
Q: Although you have been in the top three for every single race was it a little frustrating that you weren’t on pole position since China?
SV: No, I wouldn’t say frustrating. I would say it is more if you know you have got it in you and you know that you have got it in the car, then if you don’t get it right maybe last minute, maybe for this or that reason, then there is nothing you can do or I can do, but I think that’s life. It goes up and down as this championship. I think from the outside it is very entertaining. We have got a lot of cars on more or less the same points. Obviously it looks a bit more spread with the new points’ system but it is looking very interesting and very tight between the cars and the teams, so there is not a lot of room for errors, so you always need to be there. In the end also a fourth or fifth position can be very valuable on a Sunday. We have to keep pushing as we do and as I said, this is probably not the best circuit for us but nevertheless we are here in the front, so in the end we are, so it could not be much better.
Q: Is there a clean and a dirty side here? What’s the condition of the grid?
SV: Not really. There is a clean and a dirty side. Usually the pole on the right hand side is on the clean side but on the other some cars go wider before turn one and some enter a tighter line. I think it is not really a big difference. Also the way down to turn one is not that long, so we will see. But surely if you have got a McLaren behind you they are very quick on the straight as we know. Ferrari as well, so we need a good start and a good couple of corners where we ideally can pull away.
Q: (Livio Oricchio - O Estado de Sao Paulo) Sebastian and Mark, I don’t want to go into politics but you are maybe going to fight for victory into the first corner after the start. What’s your comment on it, considering what happened at the last races?
SV: Well, I think fighting for position is what racing drivers do. If you look at the job description that’s what we are. Obviously we’ve been through this many times but I’m not afraid that something similar will happen. You can never say never, but surely I think we’ve learned our bit and we’re looking forward. Yeah, not a lot of interest in the history.
Q: (Asen Stoyanov - Monitor Daily) Sebastian, can you tell us exactly how much you gain from the F-duct system per lap?
SV: It’s difficult to say. As I said earlier, we were not 100 percent happy yesterday. I think we made a step forward today but I don’t want to go into too much detail. We have it on the car, so we believe it gives us an advantage. Obviously we see from other teams how much it can be worth, probably around 0.4s - 0.5s per lap if you really manage to work well with it and you get the wing settings right and so on. For us, at this stage, I think it is less than this, but it’s an advantage.
Q: (Oleg Karpov - Klaxon) For all of you, are you surprised by Mercedes’s qualifying performance, 12th and 15th?
SV: Bit surprised, as you said, 12th and 15th. In first qualifying, it was Michael, I think, who right at the end managed to get into Q2. They looked very competitive yesterday. I don’t know what went wrong or what happened but they definitely looked stronger yesterday and this morning than they were this afternoon, so it looked a bit odd but obviously it’s the same for all of us, you’ve got a lot of things to do in qualifying and focus on your own, so apart from the result you don’t know much more.
Q: (Ivan Martin - La Gaceta) To Mark and Sebastian, with the introduction of the F-duct, have you found your car less competitive in the corners, have you lost some of the downforce because of the F-duct?
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SV: As Mark said, it’s not a very easy system. If you get it right, then you can really get an advantage, but it’s not that easy to set it up and it very easily gets distracted. I think we’ve found a very good compromise for here. I think we still have to improve it for the future.
Sebastian Vettel Pole Position lap:
Sjajan startni poredak, ne toliko zanimljiva staza, ali mogla bi biti sjajna utrka.
Source: formula1.com / f1racing.com.hr / vimeo.com
Post je objavljen 26.06.2010. u 19:32 sati.