F1: Vettel, Webber Delighted With Front Row Sweep

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F1: Vettel, Webber Delighted With Front Row Sweep

Red Bull drivers took the top two spots in Australian GP qualifying...

Adam Cooper | http://www.speedtv.com | Posted March 16, 2013 Melbourne (AUS)

Teammates Sebastian Vettel (Left) and Mark Webber (Right) dominated Australia qualifying. (Photo: LAT Photographic)

Despite the lottery conditions, it was business as usual for Red Bull in Australia as Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber finished qualifying the way they finished Friday’s FP2 session – in first and second-place, respectively.

Vettel put in a brilliant lap and was even able to abort his final effort as nobody else was able to beat it.

“Obviously, I was very happy with the result, but with the adjusted schedule, we can’t be too euphoric right now,” said Vettel. “In a few hours, the race is coming up, so it’s head down again to get on with that. Obviously, it’s a very good result for myself and the team and with Mark in second we have a front row – it’s a surprise after not knowing where we were in winter testing.”

Webber, meanwhile is in a position to challenge for his best result in his home race.

“I think with such intense conditions like yesterday and today, it’s always easy to make a meal of it, but we didn’t,” said the Aussie. “It was slippery yesterday and we came back again today for a very short explosive session; it’s all over in a flash. We needed to get things right. I would have liked two laps but we finished up the grid at the right end. The weather can change very quickly here, so it’s always hard to make a call.”

Meanwhile, team boss Christian Horner said: “A fantastic way to start the season with a front row lock out. Both drivers delivered fantastic laps on their one and only lap on slick tires. It’s the best possible starting place with Sebastian on pole and Mark alongside him for the first race of the season. We’ve only got a few hours until the start of the race, so it’s going to be a very busy afternoon for the mechanics.”

Adam Cooper notched up his 28th season as a racing journalist in 2012. He has written about F1 for SPEED.com since 2005. Follow him on Twitter.

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