Mark Webber thinks Red Bull Racing were not quick enough in Spain – Formula 1 news
Red Bull Racing driver Mark Webber has said that they were not quick enough to challenge for a higher position in the 2013 Spanish Grand Prix.
Webber performed convincingly well in the last race at Circuit de Catalunya in Barcelona and managed to secure 5th place finish after taking a start from 7th grid slot. Although, he tried his best to improve his position towards the
end of the race, but fail to make any further progress because of lack of pace.
On the other hand, his teammate, Sebastian Vettel could only secure 4th place finish in the Spanish GP even after qualifying for 3rd grid position.
The Australian driver has said that he tried his best to attain a more competitive position in the preceding race, but it was the best he could get as they were not quick enough as compared to their rivals.
“I think it's pretty much the maximum I could get to be honest,” Webber said. “We were not quick enough to challenge too much further up the road. Ultimately if you're not quite quick enough you're not going to come up with magic strategy to get yourself
out of that sort of pace situation.”
Nevertheless, he expressed that he is pleased with his performance in the last round and is confidently looking forward to perform well in the season ahead.
“After that I was happy with my drive; got back there but always a little bit on back foot in terms of strategy and ultimately we got result we deserved. The guys did good job in pit stops and that's all we could get from it, so fifth was maximum,” he added.
Presently, he is standing at 6th place in the drivers’ championship with 42 points. Besides, he is ahead of Romain Grosjean of Lotus and behind his main opponent, Felipe Massa of Ferrari. Although, he has not been able to attain consistent results
in the first five races of this season as compared to the last one, but he is not feeling upset and is targeting to come up stronger in the forthcoming races.
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