Mark Webber went into the Malaysian GP with one hand tied behind his back after losing his KERS on the lap to the grid.
He thus didn’t have it for the start, but he also lost ground with a bad initial getaway even before KERS would have clicked in later on the pit straight. Having tumbled to ninth he eventually recovered to fourth.
“It was a tough race,” said Webber. “Even out of the box it was not a good start, and then obviously you get killed on the long run [to Turn One] with no KERS, and also after Turn Two. Then also on the first three or four laps you try to pass them and they come back, so it’s tough to clear people without a bit of KERS.
“Anyway it was an interesting Grand Prix, and we keep learning. It’s not our day yet, but we’re pushing for it to come.”
Webber said he lost time around three quarters of the way through the race when he was caught behind Hamilton, who was in tyre trouble.
“Lewis was in strange trouble very early with his set. I would like to have gone a bit longer with that set, my fourth set, then have a better condition set at the end to nail the guys in trouble. I was losing a lot of time behind Lewis, who was in trouble, but that’s the way it was.”
Adam Cooper F1 
Despite the set backs Mark did have a great finish. One thing I wanted to note was that this isn’t the first time Mark has bogged down off the start of the race. I recall the same kind of thing happening last season on more than one occasion. Would you attribute it to the car, the setup, or just a little overzealousness by the driver?
The only TRUE reason why Mark Webber is glad that Vettel did not win is that it gives Mark a better chance of “closing” the points gap . Mark is an “also ran “, he will be gone by end 2011, Red Bull won’t sign him for 2011 , he will fade away just like Damon Hill did back then ! He’s just a lowed mouthed Aussie with a brain the size of a kangaroo’s
Secondly , I wish the BBC will be less biased towards English drivers in their commentary failing that , can you please tell me of another channel that broadcasts in English
Re the BBC I dont’t know what you expect – remember the two English drivers are two of the last three World Champions and in China they ran one and two from the start and one of them won the race! Who do people want to hear about in Spain or Germany? The local guys. It’s pretty obvious…