Vettel on first pole of 2010 Massa on the front row

13th March 2010

SEBASTIAN VETTEL, Position: POLE POSITION

“It’s a big surprise to get pole; we didn’t know where we were with performance during the
winter testing. Yesterday was a tough day for us, as we didn’t do as much running as we would
have liked. It was a long night for the mechanics and there were some tired faces this morning,
but everyone was still so keen. I knew we had a good car, Qualifying went smoothly and I’m
very happy to be on pole. Thanks to the team, they have been so busy during the last month
with a lot of testing – to be on top now is a nice feeling.”

Car 6 MARK WEBBER, Position 6th

“I did my worst lap at the most important time today. It was going well until Turn 16, but it wasn’t
so good from there on. Seb did a good job for pole position; there was more in the car than sixth
today. It’s disappointing, but all is not lost and it’s a long race tomorrow.”

CHRISTIAN HORNER: “A brilliant job today. It’s great to be starting the new season in pole
position. Sebastian drove faultlessly through all three sessions and delivered three laps that
were good enough for pole; it’s testimony to all the hard work that’s gone in over the winter. The
guys have worked wonders within Red Bull Racing and first on the grid is a great place to be
starting the new race format tomorrow. Mark was looking good in the first and second qualifying
sessions, but unfortunately he dropped a bit of time in the mid-sector of his last lap, which was
the difference between the front row and sixth. I’m sure he’ll be strong tomorrow.”

(Renault) FABRICE LOM:
“It’s such a great result for the beginning of the season. We were in
a bit of a fog over the winter as we didn’t know where we were regarding performance. This is
such a good answer to all the questions. We are quick and this is good. It’s a shame for Mark he
was very quick until the last lap in qualifying, but first and sixth is a good start. I think we’re set
for a good season.”

Bahrain GP Qualifying

 1.  Vettel         Red Bull-Renault       1:54.101 
 2.  Massa          Ferrari                1:54.242
 3.  Alonso         Ferrari                1:54.608
 4.  Hamilton       McLaren-Mercedes       1:55.217
 5.  Rosberg        Mercedes               1:55.241
 6.  Webber         Red Bull-Renault       1:55.284
 7.  Schumacher     Mercedes               1:55.524
 8.  Button         McLaren-Mercedes       1:55.672
 9.  Kubica         Renault                1:55.885
10.  Sutil          Force India-Mercedes   1:56.309
 
11.  Barrichello    Williams-Cosworth      1:55.330
12.  Liuzzi         Force India-Mercedes   1:55.653
13.  Hulkenberg     Williams-Cosworth      1:55.857
14.  de la Rosa     Sauber-Ferrari         1:56.237
15.  Buemi          Toro Rosso-Ferrari     1:56.265
16.  Kobayashi      Sauber-Ferrari         1:56.270
17.  Petrov         Renault                1:56.619

18.  Alguersuari    Toro Rosso-Ferrari     1:57.071
19.  Glock          Virgin-Cosworth        1:59.728
20.  Trulli         Lotus-Cosworth         1:59.852
21.  Kovalainen     Lotus-Cosworth         2:00.313
22.  di Grassi      Virgin-Cosworth        2:00.587
23.  Senna          HRT-Cosworth           2:03.240
24.  Chandhok       HRT-Cosworth           2:04.904

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