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Question: Mark, pole position for the second grand prix in a row and also the second grand prix in a row here. Is it something about this track or have you just got your mojo back at the moment?
Mark Webber: Probably a little bit of both, mate, I think. The performance has been getting a little bit better in the last few races and also this track seems to be not too bad for me in the past. I must say the session went pretty well, with the exception of the first option run in Q2, well the only run in Q2. That wasn’t very smooth but the other two laps were good and the boys did a great job on the car. Again, they have had some pretty late nights in the lead-up to this event, so we recovered well and we got it altogether at the end there. I was thinking on my in-lap, ‘if someone gets me, they deserve it’ as I couldn’t have got much more out of it. It was my complete limit, but it was a pretty good lap and so it is very satisfying to see no one grabs you at the end there, as it is a bit of an anxious wait for those 30 seconds.
Question: Mark, the forecast is that it could be quite wet, but for you tomorrow, the first thing you must do is try to lead a lap, as that is something you haven’t done in Formula One this season. But you have got the best chance of doing so once again.
Mark Webber: Yeah, that’s right. Good quali today and I hope I lead one lap tomorrow, which is the last lap. That is the most important thing, so I will be in there pushing very hard, so don’t worry.
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Question: Mark, oddly enough a reversal in fortunes between yourself and Sebastian in comparison to your home race, where you were third and he was on pole, and this time it is the other way around. I guess that is just coincidence.
Mark Webber: Well, I don’t know what the gird was. I know I wasn’t on pole and Seb probably was and I was a bit further back but anyway I hope the result is the same. It was a good session, I think pretty good for you guys to watch as well: tight between all of us. We had a red car, couple of Red Bulls, silver car, all of us pushing to the limit so a very tight session for all of us. We had to be incredibly accurate and spot on and in the end I could not really complain about my last two laps. I was pretty happy with them and it was enough. It needed to be good, as Lewis was right with us and very nearly took pole off us. So a very good qualifying session for myself and it ran very smoothly, and we did the best job we could do today, so looking forward to tomorrow.
Question: You said earlier on this year that everything had to go absolutely right every time and that was happening with Sebastian. Was that what was happening with you this weekend?
Mark Webber: Oh, I think that you can’t just… everything was going right and it is not going right for you and you are not getting results. Today was still pretty tight between Seb and I and it is hardly a disaster for him as he is on the second row. Today I did a better lap time but often it is the other way around so it worked out for me today and that was it.
Question: And race pace?
Mark Webber: Yeah, we should be cool. Yesterday worked out okay for us. We always know on Sunday night. You have a better indication because we saw with the McLarens that sometimes they are a bit up and down with race pace compared to where normally they are strong. We saw in Valencia they weren’t so strong and a few races here and there so let’s see who has the smoothest race tomorrow. We might have a few decisions to make from the cockpit as well with the mountains being a bit wet so we will see.
Question: How difficult was it today to get the tyres into the operating window with the track temperature of 21 degrees or whatever?
Mark Webber: Yeah, it’s something we always look at, you know that. Other teams are looking at it, it’s a very important factor to get right. In the end I think you saw most people do one timed lap, so the tyre was ready for one lap. As always, it takes some attention and detail to work on it. When you’re at the front with these guys obviously everyone’s looking at that. We worked on it and it’s slightly different from other venues this weekend.
Question: Mark, next week it could be one year since your last victory. Do you still remember how sweet it was?
Mark Webber: Yeah, mate, yeah. Last victory was where? Hungary, yep. The last victory was nice - they’re all beautiful. We all know that. All the drivers love to have them so irrespective of venue, so it would be nice to feel that very, very soon again, so that’s what I’m going try to do.
Question: With the low temperatures, on this track it looks like the tyre wear is not so high here. It seems we will have fewer pit stops in this race or is that wrong?
Mark Webber: Well obviously we all did our work yesterday, conditions were good, it was a dry day and we can get good information. Generally we have an idea, within reason. We know seven out of ten - confident - how the race will unfold for us in terms of tyre wear and pit stops but you’re right in your question. It’s certainly not Turkey or Barcelona. The tyres look a little bit happier here. We will definitely do two - maybe six - so it’s between those two. You can one-stop if you want… The tyres are a bit different here. It’s the same for everybody actually.
Question: The run-in to the first corner is 240 meters shorter than the last time we were here. The first corner normally means trouble; with a shorter run-in to the first corner is it more difficult, is it easier to have a collision?
Mark Webber: I don’t think it makes much difference on the apex. Obviously it’s a tight corner, you go down there, do your best. Braking point is a bit later, obviously, because you arrive a bit slower.
Question: Mark, do you feel disadvantage in your team? For example, I remember the circumstances with the front wing and at the last race at Silverstone it was forbidden for you to attack Sebastian.
Mark Webber: We’ve had a few incidents, obviously, which have been played in public, which is never ideal for us as a team. We’re here to race, we’re here to win, the team’s come a long way. Sometimes we learn in not a good way, sometimes we learn in a good way which is behind closed doors. I feel OK in the team. Dietrich is very good, all the guys on the floor, Christian and Adrian doing their stuff. I do my job, turn up and try to concentrate on purple sectors and that’s all I can do.
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