Shortly after the announcement of his contract extension for another three years, Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel was able to put up a strong challenge for pole position on Saturday afternoon around the Spa Francorchamps Circuit in Belgium, ending up with second place on the grid.
With team-mate Kimi Raikkonen making a mistake in his last run, after having been consistently quick throughout the weekend, he aborted his lap and helped Seb's final effort by giving him a tow through the last sector of the track.
“I had a very good feeling already in Q1”, Seb says. “During Q2, the main task was to get through and then in Q3 I was just about ok with the first run, but struggling a bit. However, my last run was better. I am happy with today's result. I think we achieved something that some people didn't expect from us.”
“The pace was very good and I am really looking forward to tomorrow. It will be a long race with a lot of laps and a long track where more or less everyone has had problems with the tires during the weekend. As for the extension of my contract with Ferrari, I am very happy for that”
“I love this team. Two years ago we said we wanted to get back on top and I think we are on the right road. We aren't where we want to be yet, but we are striving for the top. I am very happy we keep working together. I want to achieve a lot with Ferrari and think it's the same on the other side. And I want to keep racing in red!”
