BRITISH GP – RACE

on July 1, 2013 2013 Season with 9 comments

Sunday 30 June 2013

Car 2 MARK WEBBER, Finish Position: 2nd, Start Position: 4th
“What a day! I don’t think any of us expected it to unfold like this. The start was pretty bad, we have to look into that as we had had a good run of starts recently. Then I had contact with Grosjean and the wing was damaged; the boys did a great job in the stop when they changed it, After that we got into the race. I was praying for a safety car, but not for the reason they were coming, as you knew you could be next. When you have something like that, it’s Russian Roulette; when you see that many tyre issues for the fellow competitors then it’s never comforting. I made the most of those safety cars – and today the strategy was one of the best we’ve done. I think it worked very, very well. I worked hard to manipulate the pace when I had to and then it was Nico and I left at the end. It would have been nice to have had a few more laps, but that’s how it was today. It was nearly a really special day, but it was still a nice day.”

Car 1 SEBASTIAN VETTEL, Finish Position: DNF, Start Position: 3rd
“Obviously it’s quite disappointing to retire when we were only a few laps from the end. We had a gearbox issue, I think fifth gear broke and damaged the rest of the gearbox as well, so it was not possible to carry on. It’s a shame because we were in a good position and it’s a nice race to win here, so yeah I guess we have to come back next year and try again. It’s good that it’s only a short time until the next race.”

CHRISTIAN HORNER, Team Principal: “Obviously to get within 12 laps of winning the race and have a retirement due to a transmission issue is pretty painful, particularly at this venue, but Sebastian had done everything right today and it was a great shame. For Mark, after a difficult start and being hit at the first corner, he made a great recovery with a good nose change from the guys and his drive from then on was fantastic. He got his head down, charged his way back through the field and came pretty close to claiming the victory, but nonetheless second place was a great performance from him on a big weekend for the team.”

THIERRY SALVI, Renault: “In races like those, sometimes you have no luck and other times you make your own. We seemed to have both cases today. Mark drove a phenomenal race, coming back from down the field, and could have won for a third time at home if the race had been a lap longer. Seb deserved more, but sometimes that happens. We’ve got another race in one week so it’s now back to work to keep the gap we have at the top of both championships.”

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9 Comments

  • Jill and Brian
    on July 1, 2013 Reply

    Well done Mark, the fans showed you today how much you will be missed in F1. Great drive mate.

  • Paul vee
    on July 1, 2013 Reply

    Wow you drove the pants off that car last night fantastic to watch ..Mark the British GP is my favorate race don’t know why. F1 might be boring next year.. 🙁 how do we follow you next year..

  • George
    on July 1, 2013 Reply

    Great job Mark

  • Maria
    on July 1, 2013 Reply

    Congrats on 2nd place, you were amazing yesterday. What a fantastic drive, I was litrally sitting on the edge of my couch cheering you on….wish I could have been there…..

  • steve Hart
    on July 1, 2013 Reply

    A great race and a fabulous finish for you Mark,I’m sorry you are leaving F1,you have been a fantastic ambassador for the sport,i think red bull could have supported you a bit better but you leave F1 with your head held high , best of luck for the future.Steve

  • Vic
    on July 2, 2013 Reply

    Congratulations Mark, sounds like you had a great race, unfortunately I wasn’t able to see this eventful one – I would loved to have been willing you on in the final laps. All the best for Germany 🙂

  • G.Sen
    on July 2, 2013 Reply

    Absolutely Magic Mark, what a drive. I wished you had two more laps.

    Shame you won’t be there next year

  • wendzinski
    on July 2, 2013 Reply

    well done! what a fantastic drive! sorry you are leaving f1 but i will follow you in WEC with porsche

  • Joshua Triantafilo
    on July 3, 2013 Reply

    Well done Mark, keep at it mate!!! there are 11 more F1 GP’s left to be won, as the engineer told you over the radio at the British GP: “Go get them” and I loved your answer: “That I will do”, don’t lose faith mate, what if you ended up surprising the whole world and you still took the championship just before leaving F1? NEVER CEASE TO DREAM!!

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