Vettel Wins in Canada
By Ian Lockwood
June 10 2013
Sebastian Vettel put on a dominant performance in Canada to seal his, and the team's first ever Montreal victory.
Car 1 SEBASTIAN VETTEL, Finish Position: WINNER, Start Position: 1st
“It’s great to win today. I was pushing very hard, especially at the beginning of the race – I had a moment when I hit the wall, but I didn’t feel it; I was trying to get away from the field, as you don’t know what will happen towards the end. It turned out that we could control things in the later stages, but you don’t know that, so I was just trying to push all the time and stay in the rhythm. It was good to see that we were quick in all conditions this weekend and had speed in the race. We had average tyre wear, which hasn’t always been the case for us, so we have made a step forward there. It’s nice to win here, as it’s a very special race. Not just the track, but the whole city enjoys the race and it’s a nice atmosphere.”
“It’s great to win today. I was pushing very hard, especially at the beginning of the race – I had a moment when I hit the wall, but I didn’t feel it; I was trying to get away from the field, as you don’t know what will happen towards the end. It turned out that we could control things in the later stages, but you don’t know that, so I was just trying to push all the time and stay in the rhythm. It was good to see that we were quick in all conditions this weekend and had speed in the race. We had average tyre wear, which hasn’t always been the case for us, so we have made a step forward there. It’s nice to win here, as it’s a very special race. Not just the track, but the whole city enjoys the race and it’s a nice atmosphere.”
Car 2 MARK WEBBER, Finish Position: 4th, Start Position: 5th
“I got a sensational start, but I didn’t have too many places to go. I went to the middle and Bottas and Nico were there, so I went to the other side and lost some momentum. We are certainly getting our starts sorted, but so far there’s been no opportunity to show how good they have been! We lost some time with Nico in the first stint, and the car was getting hot behind him in the slip stream. Once I got in free air, the car was handling much better. Then we had the incident with Giedo van der Garde which caused some front wing damage and made it more difficult; the whole top section of the wing was gone on the left hand side, so it didn’t help from then on. I don’t know what he was doing. We had a lot of blue flags as we approached the hair pin and I rolled to the inside, giving him plenty of space so he knew I was there, but when we got to the apex he tried to hit it; I don’t know what was going on with that. There were some positives from today, but it would have been nicer to have finished a bit further up the road.”
“I got a sensational start, but I didn’t have too many places to go. I went to the middle and Bottas and Nico were there, so I went to the other side and lost some momentum. We are certainly getting our starts sorted, but so far there’s been no opportunity to show how good they have been! We lost some time with Nico in the first stint, and the car was getting hot behind him in the slip stream. Once I got in free air, the car was handling much better. Then we had the incident with Giedo van der Garde which caused some front wing damage and made it more difficult; the whole top section of the wing was gone on the left hand side, so it didn’t help from then on. I don’t know what he was doing. We had a lot of blue flags as we approached the hair pin and I rolled to the inside, giving him plenty of space so he knew I was there, but when we got to the apex he tried to hit it; I don’t know what was going on with that. There were some positives from today, but it would have been nicer to have finished a bit further up the road.”
CHRISTIAN HORNER, Team Principal: “To win in Montreal is a fantastic result for the team. Having come so close two years ago, to win in the dominant fashion that we did today was a tremendous performance, despite a couple of heart stopping moments, particularly when Seb touched the wall. He was totally commanding today and thoroughly deserved the victory. It was a shame for Mark that his race was compromised by van der Garde, who just seemed to shut the door on him for no reason damaging the front wing. But, despite that damage Mark did a tremendous job to still finish fourth.”
THIERRY SALVI, Renault: “A very classy performance from Sebastian today, but it wasn’t at all easy – he was pushing all the way. Montreal is one of those circuits that highlights a good overall package and everything came together today. The potential was there for Mark to score a podium, but the incident with van der Garde cost some time. All the same getting the first win in Canada for Red Bull and the first Renault-powered win since 2006 is a great end to the weekend.”
The race weekend was however marred by the tragic death of a circuit worker in a freak accident involving the recovery vehicle clearing a stricken Sauber at the end of the race. Racingbulls would like to pass on our sincere condolonces to all his family and friends.
Vettel Wins in Canada
Posted by: Racing Bulls (IP Logged)
Date: 10/06/2013 09:18
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Re: Vettel Wins in Canada
Posted by: SydneyF1Fan (IP Logged)
Date: 10/06/2013 14:44
Tragic news about the marshal:
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Was that the car they removed from the edge of the hairpin near the end of the race, which Martin Brundle thought would have been much safer left where it was?
If so, this is doubly tragic as I have to agree with Martin's argument. I thought the crane driver took a fairly reckless line across the grass too - he should at least have hugged the side of the wall on approach to the car, to keep well clear of approaching cars, even though it was under double-yellows.
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Was that the car they removed from the edge of the hairpin near the end of the race, which Martin Brundle thought would have been much safer left where it was?
If so, this is doubly tragic as I have to agree with Martin's argument. I thought the crane driver took a fairly reckless line across the grass too - he should at least have hugged the side of the wall on approach to the car, to keep well clear of approaching cars, even though it was under double-yellows.
Re: Vettel Wins in Canada
Posted by: growler (IP Logged)
Date: 10/06/2013 17:39
It was the car that Brundle mentioned, but as I understand it, the accident happened after the race - I assume the car was initially just moved behind the barriers, but the accident happened later whilst they were arranging for it to be transported back to the pits.
As you say, a very tragic accident. As well as condolonces to the marshal's family and friends, I also feel for the guy driving the crane - can't imagine how he must be feeling.
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As you say, a very tragic accident. As well as condolonces to the marshal's family and friends, I also feel for the guy driving the crane - can't imagine how he must be feeling.
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Re: Vettel Wins in Canada
Posted by: SydneyF1Fan (IP Logged)
Date: 11/06/2013 11:09
Fair enough - I was being a touch harsh. As you say, the crane driver would be feeling devastated too.
My condolences to the family too.
My condolences to the family too.