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Formula 1
F1: Webber Relieved With Fourth After Tire Struggle
Mark Webber has finished fourth in both races so far in 2012...
Red Bull driver Mark Webber has two wins in 2012. (Photo: Getty Images)
Mark Webber upheld Red Bull honor in Malaysia by bringing his car safely home in fourth place after Sebastian Vettel’s clash with Narain Karthikeyan dropped him out of the points.
Webber, who has now finished fourth in both races, struggled to get up to speed on the intermediate tire. He also lost a lot of time in the pits at the change to slicks when he had to wait to exit as a queue of cars came down the pitlane.
“I think when it’s mixed like that on the intermediates, especially it’s down to how you have the balance, how the pressures are, and the feeling and the confidence of the driver in those conditions,” said Webber.
“I felt confident before the race was red flagged (for rain), and then after the restart we went to the inters pretty quickly. Everyone decided to do that, which was the right thing to do. But it took me too long to get comfortable with the car on the intermediates.
“It was a very, very long stint, and not very F1, driving around with that little grip. But all of us had to get on with it and keep the cars on the black stuff. And when the track started to go dry, I felt much happier, obviously, and we were going along alright.”
Despite his frustrations, Webber was satisfied with the result.
“Still plenty of positives for us out of this weekend," the Australian said. "We would have liked a better result, but there were some inspired calls up the front; we saw that with some strategy here and there, so hats off to those guys. When you’re in a position to roll a dice a little bit, you might get a double six, and those guys did.”
Adam Cooper notched up his 27th season as a racing journalist in 2011. He has written about F1 for SPEED.com since 2005. Follow him on Twitter.
Webber, who has now finished fourth in both races, struggled to get up to speed on the intermediate tire. He also lost a lot of time in the pits at the change to slicks when he had to wait to exit as a queue of cars came down the pitlane.
“I think when it’s mixed like that on the intermediates, especially it’s down to how you have the balance, how the pressures are, and the feeling and the confidence of the driver in those conditions,” said Webber.
“I felt confident before the race was red flagged (for rain), and then after the restart we went to the inters pretty quickly. Everyone decided to do that, which was the right thing to do. But it took me too long to get comfortable with the car on the intermediates.
“It was a very, very long stint, and not very F1, driving around with that little grip. But all of us had to get on with it and keep the cars on the black stuff. And when the track started to go dry, I felt much happier, obviously, and we were going along alright.”
Despite his frustrations, Webber was satisfied with the result.
“Still plenty of positives for us out of this weekend," the Australian said. "We would have liked a better result, but there were some inspired calls up the front; we saw that with some strategy here and there, so hats off to those guys. When you’re in a position to roll a dice a little bit, you might get a double six, and those guys did.”
Adam Cooper notched up his 27th season as a racing journalist in 2011. He has written about F1 for SPEED.com since 2005. Follow him on Twitter.
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