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Webber: Right decision to stop the race
05 April 2009 / Results / PhotosRed Bull driver Mark Webber was happy with the stewards' decision to bring an early end to the rain-affected Malaysian Grand Prix. The GPDA-chairman could have scored a podium finish had the race continued, but the Australian preferred to put driver safety over his own success.
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Speaking about Sunday's race, the Red Bull driver said: "The guys made the best call to stop the race when they did. It would have been nice to have had some more laps, to give us a crack at getting on the podium - but that's how it is, so I've got mixed emotions.
"It's dark now (7pm), so it was the right call not to make a restart. I'm not so sure you can blame the time of day for today's conditions, as the weather was bad at 3pm too; it seems it was just one of those days - it's been the mistiest and coolest day I've ever seen in Malaysia for race day."
Team-mate Sebastian Vettel spun out of the race, just a few laps before the red flags flew. "I was on the intermediate tyres, and they were pretty much gone as it wasn't very wet before the sudden pour down," the German explained. "I was approaching Turn 7 and there was suddenly lots of water, but I was being very cautious. I then lost the car due to aquaplaning, and there was nothing I could do.
"There was too much water and my tyres were not made for those conditions. A spin wouldn't have been much of a problem, but the anti-stall didn't work. Without that problem I would have spun, lost some time and that would have been it; in the past drivers had three pedals - a throttle, a brake and a clutch and so when you were spinning you knew exactly what to do. It's not in our hands anymore, so it's a shame that we have to retire for that stupid reason."
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