Austrian GP – Scuderia Ferrari fourth and sixth fastest

Spielberg – At the end of a hectic qualifying session at Austria’s Spielberg circuit, Sebastian Vettel emerged with the fourth fastest time of 1.09.781, to finish two places higher up the order than Kimi Raikkonen, sixth in 1.9.901.

Tomorrow, Vettel has to take a five place grid penalty for a gearbox change and so will start from ninth on the grid. With Nico Rosberg also getting the same penalty, Raikkonen will line up on the second row. Starting from pole will be the Mercedes of Lewis Hamilton who was fastest in 1.07.922.

Kimi Raikkonen

"Today a lot of things happened. In Q3 the rain came, but by the end of the session the track was drying up, so it was difficult to know if it was ready for dry or wet tires. When the conditions got a bit tricky, we did not get it right because of many little things and did not manage to put a good lap together when it mattered. It is a bit disappointing to finish sixth, I felt there was more to come, but with the guys in front being penalized it's not too bad.

The car has been handling well all weekend, in dry and wet conditions and we had the speed, so I expect it will be ok. Tomorrow it will be a difficult day for everybody, the conditions will dictate a lot how long the tires will last, it will be a key point. We'll try to do a lot better than today. "

Sebastian Vettel

"The car was very good, very strong all day. I don't think anything was missing, the only thing missing was time. 4th place is ok, puts us to 9th tomorrow, but it's not ideal because it all came down to the last lap. The track was surprisingly dry, maybe drier than I expected, with hindsight I should have taken more risks. It didn't come down to the pace, or the car, it came down to the driver, and the three drivers that were in front of me took more risks.

The later you crossed the line, the better it was. For tomorrow everything can happen, maybe there will be some rain, it will be significantly cooler and it will matter how you look after the tyres. We are in a good place and it is a shame for the result, because I thought it could be a good session today. The car was really good to drive and I thought we could be closer to the top. About the kerbs, it's clear that you'd better not touch them, and I think for next year we need to find a solution, but for tomorrow there's nothing that can be done."

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