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Vettel loses time due to Stavelot mistake
The Stavelot corner caught out most of the field on at least one occasion in Belgium on Saturday, not least Sebastian Vettel who ran wide on his final qualifying run in Q3. However, the German was saved by the late-session rainfall which prevented most drivers from improving their lap times.
With Red Bull team-mate and championship leader Mark Webber on pole position, Vettel’s best effort of 1:46.127 was three and half tenths of a second slower, leaving him fourth and sharing the third row with Robert Kubica’s Renault.
“We had a bad start with Q1, being last out of the box,” the German began to explain. “It gave us the advantage of not suffering any traffic, but then you’re the one who has to face the most water on the track with dry tyres – it was tricky.
“Fortunately, we could get a lap in on the Intermediate tyres and we were safe, but you never know in these conditions. Q2 was comfortable and in Q3 it turned out that the first run was most important.
“There was a bit of rain in the first corner and my first try in Q3 wasn’t good enough, simple as that. I made a couple of mistakes at the beginning of the first sector and lost momentum.
“On the last lap I made a good recovery and it was quicker than my first try, but then I went a bit sideways in Turn 14 and that was it. The most important thing today was that the car was very good, good enough to be ahead of everyone else. It didn’t happen for me today, so we need to do it tomorrow.”
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