Red Bull racer Sebastian Vettel secured his second win of the season in Sunday afternoon’s incident filled European Grand Prix here at the Valencia street circuit in Spain, the German driver thrilled to back on the top step of the rostrum, especially when the Milton Keynes based team didn’t expect such a strong performance...
“It’s good to be back winning and on a circuit where we didn’t expect to be that strong. But we were quick enough at all times in the race to pull away, find the gap and then guide the car home, but it wasn’t as easy as expected,” he said.
“It’s good to get a lot of Championship points and the guys can be extremely proud, so a good weekend for them. Most important of all today is the fact that Mark had quite a big shunt but he’s fine - it shows that the cars get safer and safer but still there is a lot of risk so it’s good that he’s OK.”
Meanwhile Mark Webber, who started alongside his teammate on the front row of the grid, failed to finish after a spectacular accident early in the race. Webber, who had pitted early, came up behind the slower Lotus of Heikki Kovalainen and when attempting a pass, hit the rear of the Finn’s car and went airborne...
“I was going a lot faster than Heikki and then a long, long way before the braking point he braked - about 80m before - and at that point I’m a passenger. The car, thank God, was very safe. I am OK, I lost some points, but in the end when you're up there, you're not worried about points, I was worried that I was OK and ready for Silverstone,” he said.
“You cannot control where you are going and how hard the hits are going to be. Of course, the hits were pretty hard but it’s good that I am OK. It was my Monte Carlo and Barcelona winning chassis and one which has secured a lot of pole positions, so the chassis has been good to me, and it has been good to me today as it saved me from some injures. I remain incredibly positive, we go on, it’s half way through the Championship. Bloody hell, let’s get on with it.”
“The most important thing today is that Mark Webber is safe and OK. After a very nasty accident, he’s fine. Sebastian drove a very mature race and controlled his pace perfectly,” added Christian Horner. “After some bad luck recently, this result will be a boost for his confidence. Finally, congratulations to all members of the team for the relentless hard work that is getting performance to the car at each race. We now look forward to Silverstone in two weeks time.”
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