Question: Sebastian, a fantastic lap. But very last minute runs both in Q1 and Q2. Tell us about your qualifying sessions.
Sebastian Vettel: Yeah, it was always last minute. I only had one run in Q1 on the hard tyre and one run at the end of Q2 on the soft tyre and one run in Q3. Obviously, as you can see, you don’t need more but it was not easy. We had a problem with the car, so we tried to run as little as possible. The car was quick as you could see and Mark did two runs in Q1 and Q2 and was always up there, so very quick, so I basically had no concerns. But still if you only have one lap and if you have any mistake, you go wide or whatever, there is no second chance and it means it is the end. It was not so easy but I am very, very happy. Unbelievable we made it to pole position in the end. Yesterday was already quite good. We had some little problems. This morning was not ideal but it seems that similar to Australia the less I run in free practice the better it is in qualifying, so I am very, very pleased, very happy for the team and especially thanks to all the mechanics as they have been working really, really hard. As I said we had some difficulties with the car and they were working basically all night, so a great job by them. Thanks.
Question: Two brilliants laps under pressure. No mistakes on a day when many drivers were making mistakes. Talk us through that lap in Q3 and the pressure you were under.
Sebastian Vettel: Well, I saw that everyone was observing the others for their first run and I saw the track improvement from Q2, so I was quite confident. Obviously you do not know what to expect and it is difficult when it is your first run on the higher fuel load. You cannot adapt, it has to be alright from the beginning and fortunately it was. It was a very good lap. I was extremely happy. Towards the end of the lap I felt the tyres going off but I think it was just right, so up to the last corner it was basically very good and I had a lot of grip. I am looking forward to tomorrow’s race. It is a long, long race. Obviously we have the best position to start but we haven’t scored any points yet. Mark did in the last race, but I think we have the car to do so, so let’s hope tomorrow that the car keeps together and we have a good smooth race.
Question: Sebastian, as we go into the race there is a tyre issue tomorrow. There is the tyre choice and strategy to make. That has proved to be quite difficult. Equally from your point of view some unreliability issues will no doubt be in your mind.
Sebastian Vettel: Yeah, I mean first of all I am happy that Fernando does not have the KERS. We saw in the last race that he was defending quite well and obviously here you have a very long straight line, so you can make a difference. That is very good for both of us but we will see. It is a long race and we have to see how the car is after checking it in parc fermé, what shape it is for tomorrow. But I am confident that the boys will do a very good job. Then we will see tomorrow. It is a long race, 56 laps, and obviously as I said, we have the best position to start but no points yet, so no reason for podium feelings yet. It is a long, long way to go. Anything can happen. Who knows. We have to focus hard and see where we are tomorrow.
Question: After such a qualifying, do you think that the effect of the diffuser of those three teams who have it is weakening?
Sebastian Vettel: Well, I think first of all we have to wait until we know more about the weights of the cars, the fuel loads for tomorrow, and then we will see. I think nevertheless the race is 56 laps long, anything can happen and obviously I don’t think we’ve seen much about qualifying yet, just the final positions. We haven’t seen much regarding lap times and gaps. I think if you speak about those teams at the top of the list, basically Brawn GP, as in the last races, I think they will be strong tomorrow as well, so you can’t say now we sit here, we are quicker, we have no trouble staying ahead of them. I think it will be a long and hard race, so we will see tomorrow.
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