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Question: Mark, third for you today but the championship leader Fernando Alonso is a couple of places back from you. Tell us about your qualifying and how do you see the race tomorrow?
Mark Webber: Well, I enjoyed qualifying. It was a very challenging session for all of us. It is very easy in those conditions to get things wrong, so first of all I am very happy to be right towards the front and to get something out of that last session. It was really, really tricky to get the clean laps in and I did my absolute best. It was pretty close between Seb and I, and then similar to Sebastian I looked at the times and Nico, his car was obviously working very well and he was very confident and got the most out of it. Congratulations to him on his first pole. I think it was pretty eventful for people watching it at home and also for us not to put any stress in the cockpit. Enjoyable session and I am happy to be near the front.
Question: Mark, normally you might be pretty unhappy with third on the grid; what about today?
Mark Webber: I’m happy. It could easily have been 17th today, couldn’t it? Very tricky session for all the drivers. If you’d asked me after Q2 if I would have been happy with third, maybe not so but after the session… It was a very, very tricky session on slicks, so good to be on the second row and I’m in a good position to start the race. It’s a long one and I’m looking forward to a good event tomorrow. Congratulations to Nico, very good lap, I must say. He made all of us look pretty average today. Apart from him, I don’t think any of us got a mega-clean lap but that’s our job and he did a great job, so well done to Nico and Williams to get on pole.
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Question: You had a little moment off the circuit; were you worried that that was it?
Mark Webber: No, because I knew that the last lap was basically going to be the one for everybody. Felipe didn’t look too comfortable in front of me, so it wasn’t easy to know where to open my lap with him, so that was my main concern, trying to open the lap each time behind Felipe because I knew he wouldn’t pull over at the end of the lap, because he was trying to do his best as well. In the end, sensational team performance today. We got everything except one position. JB (Jenson Button) had a tough today, so let’s try to capitalise on that tomorrow. There are a lot of positives from today.
Question: Mark, there’s obviously been a lot of talk and speculation about yourself these past 48 hours since your comments on Thursday. Can you honestly say, hand on heart, that going into tomorrow’s race after these last few days that your mind is clear, you’re totally focused on the job in hand?
Mark Webber: Absolutely mate. When I’m in the car, absolutely, completely clear. We’ve seen that with my performances in the last five or six races. Of course Korea didn’t turn out but none of us have had perfect seasons this year, so with the exception of that I’ve been very happy with how I’ve driven and you can’t drive like that if you’re not happy. The boys on the floor, everyone here, we’re all in great spirits and ready to go and have a good race tomorrow. That’s our focus.
Question: Mark, how do you rate the position of Fernando, considering tomorrow’s race?
Mark Webber: Yeah, where he is, is better than pole but it also could have been worse. Yeah, it could have been a slightly tougher day for him but as Seb said, he’s fifth on the grid and we’re not exactly driving around worrying about where he is because I’m not in the Ferrari, I’m in the Red Bull, so we will see where we are tomorrow afternoon.
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