- 26 Mar 11, 21:53#247092
'Disappointed' Webber 'mystified' by gap to Vettel
Mark Webber says he is 'mystified' at what he describes as 'the biggest gap that's ever existed' between himself and Red Bull Racing team-mate Sebastian Vettel in Melbourne qualifying, candidly conceding he 'probably deserved to be further back'
"Home hero Mark Webber has confessed that he is 'disappointed' and 'mystified' by the gaping eight-tenths-of-a-second deficit that separated him from pole-sitting Red Bull Racing team-mate Sebastian Vettel in qualifying for this weekend's Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne, revealing that he 'tried his best' and admitting he 'probably deserved to be further back'.
Although the pair proved to be evenly-matched during practice on Friday – with Webber even getting the better of the defending F1 World Champion in FP1 – Vettel shifted up to another gear entirely on Saturday and right from FP3, he set a pace that his team-mate was frankly unable to live with.
Following morning practice, Red Bull team principal Christian Horner pointed to traffic as the cause of the gap between his two drivers, but after Vettel outperformed Webber to the tune of six tenths in Q1, the same again in Q2 and more than eight tenths in Q3, even the Englishman conceded that it was 'difficult to understand' the difference...."
No mystery, mate. The number on the side of your car says it all.
Mark Webber says he is 'mystified' at what he describes as 'the biggest gap that's ever existed' between himself and Red Bull Racing team-mate Sebastian Vettel in Melbourne qualifying, candidly conceding he 'probably deserved to be further back'
"Home hero Mark Webber has confessed that he is 'disappointed' and 'mystified' by the gaping eight-tenths-of-a-second deficit that separated him from pole-sitting Red Bull Racing team-mate Sebastian Vettel in qualifying for this weekend's Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne, revealing that he 'tried his best' and admitting he 'probably deserved to be further back'.
Although the pair proved to be evenly-matched during practice on Friday – with Webber even getting the better of the defending F1 World Champion in FP1 – Vettel shifted up to another gear entirely on Saturday and right from FP3, he set a pace that his team-mate was frankly unable to live with.
Following morning practice, Red Bull team principal Christian Horner pointed to traffic as the cause of the gap between his two drivers, but after Vettel outperformed Webber to the tune of six tenths in Q1, the same again in Q2 and more than eight tenths in Q3, even the Englishman conceded that it was 'difficult to understand' the difference...."
No mystery, mate. The number on the side of your car says it all.
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