Sebastian Vettel says he is delighted to secure pole position for this Sunday’s Korean Grand Prix, putting him in the best possible position to secure the win.
“It’s a special feeling to be on pole – it was very close,” said the Red Bull driver.
“The track is good here – in the first sector there’s not so much you can do, just hit your braking points at the right time, but the second and third sectors are quite entertaining with nice flowing corners, but it’s easy to make a mistake.
“It was a small margin for pole, but it was enough and it was a good result as yesterday we didn’t have smooth running. We had a puncture in the practice, so I hadn’t done too many laps on the new track, which makes it harder to get into a rhythm.”
Whilst pole position is great, Vettel hasn’t been able to convert that front-row start into a race win on many occasions and therefore is focussing his attention on tomorrow’s race, where it truly matters.
“You have to take every race as it comes, Japan was a good result, but now in Korea all the focus is on tomorrow’s race.
“The car was quick today, no doubt, but you still need to get the job done and the most important thing is that you remain calm, which we all did as we knew what we had in us. So, we got the job done today, but let’s see for tomorrow.”
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