Red Bull’s Mark Webber is not overly concerned about the team’s single lap pace in Monaco, despite both cars failing to finish in the top-three in either of yesterday’s free practice sessions.
Despite recording only the fifth fastest lap in the final session, some +0.645 seconds off pace setter Nico Rosberg’s Mercedes, Webber is refusing to be downbeat about the team’s performance.
"You will never come to Monte Carlo and have the perfect day or perfect set-up,” said the 2010 and 2012 Monaco winner.
"We were not really in the window here last year up until my last lap in Q3.
“We need to rediscover that if I can and be towards the front - you need to be there here."
However, teammate Sebastian Vettel was not as positive following a KERS issue that halted his running on Thursday, as well as a ‘very poor’ run on soft-tires.
"Not completely ideal but that is Friday – or in this case, Thursday,” said the triple world champion.
"We would like to be a little bit more competitive in low-fuel configuration so we need to try and find some lap time there.
"My run on super-softs was very poor, so we need to understand why.
“I wasn't able to improve which you should be quite easily.
"After that I did a long run on super-soft and it seemed quite OK.”
Despite recording only the fifth fastest lap in the final session, some +0.645 seconds off pace setter Nico Rosberg’s Mercedes, Webber is refusing to be downbeat about the team’s performance.
"You will never come to Monte Carlo and have the perfect day or perfect set-up,” said the 2010 and 2012 Monaco winner.
"We were not really in the window here last year up until my last lap in Q3.
“We need to rediscover that if I can and be towards the front - you need to be there here."
However, teammate Sebastian Vettel was not as positive following a KERS issue that halted his running on Thursday, as well as a ‘very poor’ run on soft-tires.
"Not completely ideal but that is Friday – or in this case, Thursday,” said the triple world champion.
"We would like to be a little bit more competitive in low-fuel configuration so we need to try and find some lap time there.
"My run on super-softs was very poor, so we need to understand why.
“I wasn't able to improve which you should be quite easily.
"After that I did a long run on super-soft and it seemed quite OK.”