Mark Webber feels happy with his third podium finish in 2012 Indian Grand Prix – Formula 1 news
Red Bull Racing driver Mark Webber has said that he is feeling very happy with his third podium finish in the 2012 Indian Grand Prix which was held at Buddh International Circuit last week.
Webber performed quite convincingly in the qualifying of the Indian GP and managed to secure second grid position behind his teammate, Sebastian Vettel. Even though, he seemed strong in the race but lost his position to Fernando Alonso of Ferrari because of an issue in his KERS. Nevertheless, he expressed that he is not feeling upset and is very pleased with his third place finish.
Furthermore, he said that although he struggled with few problems in the preceding race but he still enjoyed his fight.
“It was very difficult to defend there because you need the KERS to get you out of that kind of corner,” he said. “But I enjoyed the fight today. It was difficult race and very difficult for me to get into rhythm. We had few issues we needed to manage in the car, but fair play to the other guys, it was a good tough and solid grand prix.”
In addition, he admired the performance of the Spaniard and Lewis Hamilton of McLaren and asserted that he is aiming to strike back in the Abu Dhabi GP this weekend.
“Lewis and Fernando were very strong on the hard tyres and without KERS it was very difficult. I was happy with the way I drove and I will come back for Abu Dhabi,” he added.
The Australian driver has been one of the most consistent point scorers in the season so far and has successfully attained competitive results for his team.
At present, he is standing at 4th place in the drivers’ standings with 167 points. Besides, he is ahead of Hamilton and is behind his main rival, Kimi Raikkonen of Lotus.
On the other hand, his teammate, Vettel is leading the drivers’ championship with 240 points and is 13 points ahead of Alonso.
It will be very exciting to see how he performs in the remaining three grands prix of the ongoing season.
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