Sebastian Vettel may have topped the timesheets at Yeongam on Friday ahead of this weekend’s Korean Grand Prix, but admits that the race could be a close call. The German led the way with a best lap time of 1:38.832, edging out team-mate Mark Webber by just 32 thousandths of a second.
“All in all we can be quite happy, but I think it looks extremely tight,” said Vettel, now just four points behind Fernando Alonso in the World Championship. “I’m not happy with every run we had today, but I think the track was changing quite a lot this morning so it was better than we expected.
“This afternoon it was quite slippery to start with but then I think it got a little bit better, so all in all the car felt alright and now we see what we can do for tomorrow. I think we have to improve ourselves to match the others.”
Vettel clinched the first Formula 1 pole position for the Korea International Circuit in 2010, then won last year’s race after passing Lewis Hamilton on the opening lap.
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| Pos. | Driver | Team | Time | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  S. Vettel | Red Bull | 01:38.832 | 33 |
| 2. | M. Webber | Red Bull | 01:38.864 | 33 |
| 3. | F. Alonso | Ferrari | 01:39.160 | 28 |
| 4. | J. Button | McLaren | 01:39.219 | 29 |
| 5. | M. Schumacher | Mercedes | 01:39.330 | 31 |
| 6. | F. Massa | Ferrari | 01:39.422 | 30 |
| 7. | N. Rosberg | Mercedes | 01:39.584 | 36 |
| 8. | L. Hamilton | McLaren | 01:39.717 | 25 |
| 9. | N. Hulkenberg | Force India | 01:39.739 | 33 |
| 10. | K. Raikkonen | Lotus | 01:39.839 | 26 |
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