Webber takes Japan pole ahead of Vettel
14 Oct 2013 3:52 AM IST
Webber, in his last season in the sport, lapped the figure-of-eight Suzuka circuit with a best time of one minute 30.915 seconds.
Vettel, who can clinch his fourth world title in a row on Sunday if he wins and Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso finishes lower than eighth, had problems with his car’s kinetic energy recovery system (KERS) and lines up second after lapping in 1:31.089.
‘It was pretty good. Sebastian had a problem in qualifying so it’s a little bit of a hollow pole position if you like,’ said Webber of his first pole position since South Korea in October last year.
‘But I’m happy to be on pole and you’ve got to grab that opportunity when you can. We did the laps when they counted, and it’s a very nice farewell for me on my final time here at Suzuka and on a phenomenal circuit,’ the Australian added.
‘It was a real highlight for me. I think in general we’ve got a good car for the race.’
Lewis Hamilton for Mercedes and Romain Grosjean in a Lotus share the second row, with Alonso qualifying only eighth, while his Brazilian team mate Felipe Massa starts fifth at a circuit where he finished runner-up last year.
Vettel, who can clinch his fourth world title in a row on Sunday if he wins and Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso finishes lower than eighth, had problems with his car’s kinetic energy recovery system (KERS) and lines up second after lapping in 1:31.089.
‘It was pretty good. Sebastian had a problem in qualifying so it’s a little bit of a hollow pole position if you like,’ said Webber of his first pole position since South Korea in October last year.
‘But I’m happy to be on pole and you’ve got to grab that opportunity when you can. We did the laps when they counted, and it’s a very nice farewell for me on my final time here at Suzuka and on a phenomenal circuit,’ the Australian added.
‘It was a real highlight for me. I think in general we’ve got a good car for the race.’
Lewis Hamilton for Mercedes and Romain Grosjean in a Lotus share the second row, with Alonso qualifying only eighth, while his Brazilian team mate Felipe Massa starts fifth at a circuit where he finished runner-up last year.
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