Red Bull Racing driver Mark Webber says their strategy paid off well in Hungary – Formula 1 news
Red Bull Racing driver Mark Webber has said that their strategy paid off well in the 2013 Hungarian Grand Prix as he managed to secure an impressive fourth place finish despite struggling in the qualifying.
Webber could only secure 10th grid slot for the Hungarian GP as he faced some problems during the qualifying. Nevertheless, he managed to make the most out of his car in the race and successfully came 4th after following a commendable
strategy prepared by his team.
The Australian driver said that he felt really good in the first lap of the race on the medium compound tyres. Moreover, he admired the efforts of his team for providing him a competent car and developing the right tyre strategy for the preceding race.
“I think we had the right strategy,” he said. “There was a lot of pressure on the first lap to be the leading guy on the prime [medium compound tyre]. The start was okay and the first sector was very good. Then we just settled in, I had a pretty tricky car
in the first three or four laps and then we just got our head down.”
Even though, he said that he could have achieved a little bit more in the previous race, he is contented over his result. In addition, he stated that he didn’t make any mistakes and tried his best to perform well for his team in Hungary.
“We could have had a little bit more, but not a huge amount more. The strategy was pretty solid. I didn't make many mistakes and I tried to stay out as long as I could,” he added.
Besides, he said that he is positively looking forward to keep up the level of his performance in the approaching races in order to make his mark stronger in the championship fight.
Currently, the Aussie is standing at 5th place in the drivers’ championship with 105 points. Additionally, he is ahead of Nico Rosberg and behind his main rival, Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes.
It will be exciting to see how he performs in the season ahead.
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