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Webber voices concerns over organiser decisions
17 October 2009 / Results / PhotosMark Webber was not afraid to voice his opinions on what he felt was a highly dangerous qualifying session in Brazil on Saturday afternoon. With a much-delayed session coming to a close an hour and three quarters later than it should have, the Australian eventually managed to qualify second on the grid.
With Red Bull's team radio broadcast to television viewers during qualifying, Webber could clearly be heard advising Race Director Charlie Whiting to 'Put his glasses on' as the field was tested by atrocious driving conditions which resulted in cars aquaplaning, best demonstrated by the Force India of Tonio Liuzzi at Turn 1.
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| Mark joins Adrian Sutil and pole man Rubens Barrichello in the post-session press conference |
"I don't think it was the right thing to start in those conditions," straight-talking Australian Webber commented. "Every driver I spoke to was of the same opinion - fortunately the right decision was made in the end (to delay Q2) but TV drives things and we have to start."
With Webber believing that the second phase of the hour was rushed into action despite rivers still running down the circuit, Liuzzi's accident resulted in a string of track inspections taking place until the session eventually got going again.
"You cannot have a car losing control in the last sector," Mark said of the rapid final part of the Interlagos part. "The standing water was massive and (the lack of) visibility was a big thing; we have learned today when to drive and when not to - they are not street cars, they are F1 cars; they are quick and low to the ground and they go off quickly when the conditions go wrong.
"I am sure they have learned a bit upstairs (Race Control) today."
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