Mark Webber says he’s happy with progress in Korea today after finishing the afternoon session on top of the times.
Webber was a low-key seventh in the morning, and had a quick spin in the afternoon session, although he carried on with his lappery.
“The track change a lot today,” said Webber. “It was a brand new venue for everyone, as we all know, and very, very slippery in P1. The track started to get a little bit more sensible as the day went on. It’s the same for everyone. We’ve just got to keep chipping away and doing what we can with our programme, and work with the car.
“All in all it’s a positive day, the car ran well. There’s a lot of information to gather on a new venue, and we’ve done that pretty successfully. We’re pretty optimistic with today’s performance.
“It was a very much a day of quality data gathering. Part of the big priority of today was to understand the tyres. The surface was something that was pretty unknown, it turned out to be not far off what everyone thought.”
Webber said he had no serious concerns about the new track.
“It’s pretty enjoyable. It’s got a couple of unique sections which are always a challenge for a driver, to have a new venue to get into. Just the pit entry and pit exit is a little bit Mickey Mouse, for us to get on and off the track. Apart from that they’ve done a remarkable job. We’re really clutching at straws to try and criticise anyone here – I think they’ve done a good job.”
However, like other drivers, he isn’t happy with the bottoming out at Turn 16: “The asphalt and the kerb is a little bit different on height. It’s not possible not to bottom out, but it’s the same for everyone.”
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