Sebastian, a fascinating qualifying session: tricky and changeable conditions for you all and, for you, great timing to arrive at the line after Mark and Lewis and snatch another pole.
Sebastian Vettel: Yeah, it was a difficult session, all in all, Q1 and Q2 with very tricky conditions. The circuit was surprisingly drying up very quickly but it is quite tricky on the inters, so the main target was to get through. I didn't feel very comfortable right at the beginning but then through Q2 we could make a big step forward. I rediscovered Spa in a way and found some better lines than all weekend, so that was an important step. Then, in Q3, we were quite sure it is dry tyres but again if it doesn't start to rain it will be all down to the last lap as the circuit would just improve. I was trying to make my way around in the first two, trying to get the temperature into the tyres, then the last two laps, the last one particular, I tried to push as hard as I can. Arrived at the last corner... I think Lewis was right in front of me, a couple of seconds, and I saw him locking up. The last thing you then want is to lock up as well but all was fine. It was a very good lap. I was very happy with the car towards the end, in the dry. It seemed to get quicker and quicker every lap, so, all in all, I am very happy. Not an easy session, as you said, with the conditions changing all the time, and right after we finished it started to rain again. Tomorrow they said it is dry but here, as you've seen today, anything is possible.

Lewis, drama for you, not just in the final part of qualifying, but in the final moments of the second session as well. Exactly what happened between yourself and Pastor Maldonado?
Lewis Hamilton: I will have to look at it afterwards. I was at the end of my Q2 lap and I got to the chicane as I was just finishing and there were two Williams just sitting there, going very, very slow. I think they were probably preparing for the start of another lap but it was already a red light. I had to try and get past, which I did. I lost quite a lot of time there but as I was coming through the exit of turn one I saw Maldonado approaching quite quickly. He came around me and I didn't move anywhere but he happened to swipe across me. I don't know whether it was intentional or not. I guess we will see shortly. I just said I am just going to sit here and wait for the stewards to call me up rather than go back down to the [McLaren] Brand Centre.

Was there any concern that you wouldn't be able to go out in the final part of qualifying after that collision? How severely damaged was the car?
LH: The front wing was quite badly damaged - my sidepod, and I thought my front suspension was damaged. I think the front toe-in is probably a little bit out, but fortunately the guys did a great job to put it back together. I just think once the flag is out and the red lights are on there is no need to be racing and there should never ever be an incident and unfortunately there was.

Mark, happy birthday. Very nearly the best birthday present you could have wished for today but nearly, sadly, not good enough for you today.
Mark Webber: Yeah, it was a close session. Probably went a bit too hard on the slicks initially, as I felt comfortable. You never know if the lap you are on is the lap that is going to be the lap around here, obviously with the sprinkling here and there. And as we finished quali it started raining again. Yeah, probably could have built up a little bit slower, to have a better condition, a slightly better run-in to the back part of the third and fourth lap but that's how it goes. We have had a very good, smooth weekend and it's very easy to end up like JB (Jenson Button) or whatever. In those sessions it is very easy for us to be out of position. We are in position. It would have been nice to be a sniff further up but the guys did a good job in front. We are in the hunt tomorrow for sure. Could be a good race.

Sebastian, Mark says it has been an easy, smooth weekend but none of you have had as much running as you would like. How confident can you be going into a race that we might have changeable conditions once again?
SV: Well, I think it is one of those races you don't know, anything can happen, from start to finish. We will see. The best forecast around here is to look up and see what is happening. It is likely to be dry. I think we had a very good balance in the end in the dry and I was quite happy as at the beginning of qualifying I didn't really feel comfortable but then later on, even when it was wet, I was starting to feel much better. I think we found direction and we should be ready for tomorrow. It's a long race so I am looking forward to it.

Press Conference

Sebastian, we heard from the team that this was meant to be one of the most difficult races for Red Bull Racing and here you are on pole. Perhaps you can explain that?
SV: The race is tomorrow as far as I know, so we will see. But going into this race we have a lot of corners that we seem to like but we have a lot of straights that we seem to dislike, so we will see. All weekend there wasn't much running but we have been quite happy and quite competitive in all conditions. Mark more than myself. I wasn't really happy yesterday, or this morning, but I think we did the right steps to come back, especially when it was drying up as I was feeling more and more comfortable. Tomorrow, I don't know what is the forecast. They say dry, but I don't know how much. What are the odds? I don't know if you would put your money on that around here. We got the timing right, especially in the last qualifying session where I was feeling good and we got it all together at the right time.