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Question: Sebastian, I suppose the consolation is that this is your 10th consecutive front row start. But how disappointing is it that your run of pole positions has come to an end?
Sebastian Vettel: Well I don’t think we can speak of big disappointments. At the end of the day I think we made a good step forward. Barcelona is usually the place where everyone brings a lot of parts and you are here to find out if all of them work. I think we did a step so did the others, but it looks like we like this track and our car feels very comfortable. In quali itself, Q1 I did not really get into the rhythm immediately so it was not the smoothest run but I made it on the primes. Then Q2 I felt much happier on the soft compound and unfortunately then the last qualifying I lost a little bit too much. I wasn’t entirely happy with my lap. We had some problems. Mark did a good job so it was between us and he did a better job today. We see tomorrow. It is a long race. We saved a set of tyres, so did I think the top three and Jenson (Button) as well so we will see what we can do tomorrow.
Question: Talking of problems. Was it KERS? You didn’t use it on your final run. How much did you lose from it and how big a problem could that be in the race?
Sebastian Vettel: Well I am not afraid. In the race I think we will be on top of it again. It seems to be a bit of an endless story. The guys are pushing very hard and I think we did an exceptional job today. We proved that our car has become quicker. We had a quick base but we made it even better so big compliments to the aero department in the factory and to all the guys. Yes, we are working very hard on the KERS. No, I didn’t use it for Q2 and Q3 but I am sure we will have it tomorrow. It is difficult to say. It is not right to say I did not have KERS that is why Mark is on pole. I think he deserved pole. He did a better job today but surely it was not ideal.
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Question: Sebastian, how much were you were hurt by this morning. You didn’t do one lap.
Sebastian Vettel: Yeah, not much. Nothing big. We had to fix the car a bit and I didn’t get too much of an impression of the car. We planned some things to test but couldn’t do that, but nothing big. After we fixed the car, the boys did a good job, and at least I had one lap so nothing to worry about for today or tomorrow.
Question: An amazing lap as well.
Sebastian Vettel: Probably better than the one in quali in Q3. It was important to get the lap. This afternoon was a bit more difficult. Initially in Q1 I didn’t feel too happy. Lost a bit too much. Q2 on the soft compound I felt much more comfortable and then in the last run maybe didn’t do the best lap of the weekend. Lost a bit too much time.
Question: The race itself, how do you see that?
Sebastian Vettel: It is long. Is it 66 laps? It is a long time I guess and as we have seen so far there are a lot of things that can happen in the race so it is over when it’s over, not before. Usually around Barcelona it is quite tricky. I had some races where I followed one or the same car for 60 out of 66 laps and it was not very entertaining but I think tomorrow could be quite different.
Question: Sebastian, you were seen in Parc Fermé having a good look at Alonso’s Ferrari. Was there anything that you saw there that interested you, because I would have thought that given the time differences there wasn’t much for you to worry about?
Sebastian Vettel: It looked interesting. I think everyone brought some new stuff. It’s nice to see our exhaust more than twice in the pit lane! It’s the usual game. Obviously, I’m not working in the aerodynamic department but it’s nice to have a closer look, because usually, for us, it’s very difficult to get close and in Parc Fermé there are no mechanics around, pushing us away so it’s easier.
Question: Sebastian, how big was the temptation at the end to give it another try for pole position, and is that one set of fresh tyres you saved so important or more important than to give up a potential pole position?
Sebastian Vettel: Well, we will find out tomorrow. In the end we decided that staying in the garage is more important than probably swapping from right to left on the grid. Why did we do it? Because there was quite a big margin to the people behind, plus they saved their set of tyres. I’m generally a bit against the temptation that, for tomorrow, it’s all clear, it’s either one or the other car, but surely a Red Bull. A grand prix is a long, long way, it’s a long distance, it will be tough tomorrow and the McLaren is very competitive in the race. So is Ferrari. I only want to remind you of the pace they had in qualifying two weeks ago in Turkey and then on Sunday. You cannot take anything for granted tomorrow, but surely the temptation was big, because I wasn’t happy with my lap. It’s a different story when you get everything 100 per cent right and you feel that you have reached your maximum, and then you’re still a tenth or two behind. I think you are much more relaxed when you jump out, but in that case I was actually keen to go again, just to prove it to myself but I didn’t get the chance today. Maybe (I’ll) get it tomorrow.
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