QUALIFYING REPORT
Beaming from ear-to-ear,
Vettel summed up his afternoon,
“I had a good start to the session
and was feeling reasonably
comfortable. I lost a bit of rhythm
in Q2 and then in Q3 the first run
was not really tidy and I left it to
the end. I knew it would be tight,
I knew I would be the first one
crossing the line. I got Valtteri’s
time and he did not manage
to improve and when I got the
message I had got it I was over
the moon.
“If you have a rhythm here
it feels fantastic. I am glad I got
it back. It is great to have both
cars on the front row but it is only
part of the job done. In qualifying
Mercedes have been very, very
strong. I am sure it will be very
close in the race. Especially over
the long run. We will see but for
now are full, of joy. We are back,
at least if you talk about the front
row,” added Vettel.
Raikkonen, whose last pole
was that one at the French
Grand Prix nine years ago,
came desperately close this time
around and said afterwards, “I got
some traffic on the last set and it
was a bit more tricky and I tried to
get it back on the last corner but
much happier than in previous
qualifying. It is one for the team
and not too bad.”