Yeongam: Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel was the fastest in final practice for the Korean Grand Prix on Saturday with a lap of 1 minute, 37.881 seconds at the Yeongam circuit, a tenth of a second faster than teammate Mark Webber. Mercedes' Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton were third- and fourth-fastest.
Speaking after the practice session, Vettel said, “There is some room for improvement. It will be close with Mercedes; of course we’re not sure what others were doing with their fuel loads today, but it seems close ahead of tomorrow’s qualifying. I like the track here, it’s a shame it’s so far from Seoul, which is a great city, but it’s good coming here as it’s quieter than some other races, which means we can focus on our job.”
Meanwhile Mark Webber said, “We need to work on the balance; it’s more about understanding the tyres again and getting those working as well as possible. We need to work on both the short and long run balance, as obviously I’m going to be out of position after qualifying. We need to have a car which can be strong in the first sector, so we can get some overtaking done.”