Mark Webber says he was unhappy with his last flying lap in the final phase of qualifying at the Yas Marina Circuit this evening, with the Red Bull driver stating that ‘there was certainly more there’ in terms of time. Nonetheless, the six-time Grand Prix winner will start from fourth place, just behind McLaren’s Jenson Button.
"We had to communicate a little bit more during the lap than we would have liked with things we were trying to manage," Webber explained. "So it was a bit of a pain to prepare the lap like that. In the end I'm disappointed with the last lap, there was certainly more there.
"Sometimes you see Seb's lap and you go ‘wow, I can't do that’. But while he did a good lap, I didn't feel I got the most out of it today. Hopefully McLaren can stir things up on the opening lap, which they have done a little bit of in the past. It will be an interesting first sector and then we will get into the race.
"I don't know how exciting the race is going to be in terms of overtaking to be honest. This track is traditionally hard to pass on, so we'll see how the DRS goes, but we've seen around here it's been tricky. It will all be down to DRS and the pitstops."
Further post-qualifying reaction from Red Bull:
Vettel praises team for overnight progress
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| Pos. | Driver | Team | Time | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  S. Vettel | Red Bull | 01:38.481 | 16 |
| 2. | L. Hamilton | McLaren | 01:38.622 | 15 |
| 3. | J. Button | McLaren | 01:38.631 | 14 |
| 4. | M. Webber | Red Bull | 01:38.858 | 19 |
| 5. | F. Alonso | Ferrari | 01:39.058 | 16 |
| 6. | F. Massa | Ferrari | 01:39.695 | 20 |
| 7. | N. Rosberg | Mercedes | 01:39.773 | 17 |
| 8. | M. Schumacher | Mercedes | 01:40.662 | 18 |
| 9. | A. Sutil | Force India | 01:40.768 | 17 |
| 10. | P. di Resta | Force India | no time | 15 |
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