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Question: Sebastian, there was a lot going on in the run-up to qualifying. Difficult conditions during qualifying. Was that the most pressure you have felt under during qualifying during a season.
Sebastian Vettel: I wouldn’t say most pressure, but I think it was a difficult session with the conditions changing. When it starts to rain here it can vary on different parts of the circuit and it is quite difficult to see where it is wet or damp or if it’s fine. You really rely on the out lap or the lap before as if you arrive flat out and it is still damp it is very easy to go off track. All in all that wasn’t easy, but in the end it was dry. Shame that we couldn’t get the second run. I would have loved to challenge Mark again but I think he had a good lap and it was a very good result for us today, especially with the amount of talk going into that qualifying or into the race here, so good to see we are still on top of our game and still can produce reasonably quick lap times. We are quite happy. Tomorrow, anything can happen. I think this circuit is quite tough on tyres, so we see what we get tomorrow.
Question: Sebastian, front row again as for every race so far this year. At least you have that satisfaction.
Sebastian Vettel: Well I am happy with the result. I think it is important to qualify on the front and it wasn’t an easy session as Mark touched on. With the conditions changing it was very easy to go wide or go into the gravel like Fernando. All in all it was tight. Not much between cars. I am sure if you get the chance to try again maybe you could find a sniff here and there. But it was a good step today. We kept our heads cool. There was a lot of talk. Still might be a lot of talk. We are happy as soon as we jump into the car because then we are allowed to work and focus on what is really important. Tomorrow will be a long way, long race. I think tyres will be incredibly important. Looking after them, et cetera, this is a tough track for those plus we had no experience on Friday as it was wet so it’s a bit driving into the unknown tomorrow right from the start and then we will see.
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Question: How well prepared is the team?
Sebastian Vettel: As prepared as you arrive on Friday morning I would say. We know a little bit more now, but no one really was able to do a proper run. You cannot catch up the time you lose on the whole of Friday by a little bit of running this morning and then through qualifying. In qualifying, it’s a different approach. It’s a one timed lap that counts and not the whole distance so we will see and I think we will learn along the way.
Question: A lot of people were saying it is going to be a pretty lively race tomorrow. There are going to be a lot of place changes. Is that your view?
Sebastian Vettel: We will see. I think overtaking is not easy around here. Never has been. There is one DRS zone. We will see whether that works or not. I think it is really tricky. It is not an easy job to get things right because distance based on one track, then it is too easy on the other track, it doesn’t really help. I think we will know a lot more after we have raced and take that experience into next year, which will help but for this year every circuit is different. The corners before the DRS zone are very decisive so we will see. I think we will see some overtaking, definitely more than last year or in the last years.
Question: Seb, you mentioned yesterday that the pit entry will be an issue in the drivers’ briefing, so what was the outcome of that?
Sebastian Vettel: Some drivers felt that it is unnecessary to do 100 km/h. We had the chance now and I have to see it’s possible but it’s not really comfortably, particularly with some drops (of rain) it was quite scary. But the majority said nothing so we stick with 100 km/h.
Question: What we used to see, until now, was you negotiating Copse and then a mad dash to Stowe and now we are in a completely different part of the circuit, you have a completely different layout ahead of you. How different is the start dynamics for all of you?
Sebastian Vettel: In a way, it’s a different circuit. Traditionally, I think you were used to starting a lap and then you had a massive corner straight away into Copse and then the first sector - after that it wasÉ you know, to get your head straight again. Now it’s different, now you have a quick corner initially but then a rather slow start into the lap and it just feels wrong when you arrive at Copse and it’s halfway round the lap, so you exit onto the Hangar Straight, then after the fast section and your lap is nearly over. In the end, you get used to it I guess but I think there was a lot of tradition on the old layout, the old track. I really liked it. I still like it because I think the character is still there but of course you give away some parts to get some new bits.
Question: A lot has been said about Lewis Hamilton’s driving style. If you were being criticised in the same way, how would you deal with it, how would you react?
Sebastian Vettel: First of all, it’s always individual. I think it depends how you take it. If people criticise you, sometimes they’re wrong, sometimes they’re right. It depends on what they criticise you for. As Mark said, in the end it’s something you have to learn to deal with. I’m sure Lewis is aware and Lewis has dealt with some situations in the past as well. In the end, he was always quick on the track, so I think that to us, that’s the most important thing.
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