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FIA post-qualifying press conference - British GP, Silverstone

Drivers: 1 - Mark Webber (Red Bull), 2 - Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull), 3 - Fernando Alonso (Ferrari)
Q: Mark, you won here last year, pole position today, what is it about you and this Silverstone circuit?
Mark Webber: Oh, not sure. I think I always enjoy driving here...

FIA Friday press conference - British GP, Silverstone

Senior team personnel: John Booth (Virgin), Tony Fernandes (Team Lotus), Christian Horner (Red Bull), Martin Whitmarsh (McLaren) and Frank Williams (Williams).
Q: Tony, a big weekend in that you are showing the colours of General Electric, which is a major sponsor on the car, and also Caterham as well. Tell us what sort of effect that is going to have on the team having that support.
Tony Fernandes: Well, it is always useful to have a little bit of money...

FIA post-race press conference - European GP, Valencia

Drivers: 1 - Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull); 2 - Fernando Alonso (Ferrari); 3 - Mark Webber (Red Bull).
Q: Sebastian, another win. You described it on the team radio as better than anything you could imagine. Why do you rate this win so highly?
Sebastian Vettel: Yeah, I mean maybe from the outside I don't know how much there was happening in the Grand Prix. But maybe from the outside...

FIA post-qualifying press conference - European GP, Valencia

Drivers: 1 - Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull), 2 - Mark Webber (Red Bull), 3 - Lewis Hamilton (McLaren)
Q: Sebastian, you said all along this week that the new regulations on engine mapping wouldn’t affect Red Bull and as you are on pole I assume you are correct.
Sebastian Vettel: I didn’t say that. There was obviously a lot of talk beforehand going into this grand prix and there will be a lot of talk before the next grand prix...

FIA Friday press conference - European GP, Valencia

Team representatives: Ross Brawn (Mercedes), Mike Gascoyne (Team Lotus), James Key (Sauber), Geoff Willis (HRT), Franz Tost (Toro Rosso).
Q: Mike, can I start with you. Principally about General Electric. What sort of effect are they going to have on the team?
Mike Gascoyne: Well twofold. It is great to have one of the world’s biggest corporations coming on board in what is a very major sponsorship deal for the team and I think it really makes the future look very good for us, both financially and also as a technical partner...

FIA Thursday press conference - European GP, Valencia

Drivers: Jaime Alguersuari (Toro Rosso), Fernando Alonso (Ferrari), Kamui Kobayashi (Sauber), Vitantonio Liuzzi (HRT), Mark Webber (Red Bull).
Q: Jaime, pit lane to eighth place in Canada. You must have been pretty pleased with that?
Jaime Alguersuari: Yeah it was a good race...

FIA post-race press conference - Canadian GP, Montreal

Drivers: 1 - Jenson Button (McLaren), 2 - Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull), 3 - Mark Webber(Red Bull)
Q: Jenson, an amazing race. Well worth waiting for the finish. You went from last to first. You collided with your team-mate (Lewis Hamilton) and Fernando Alonso. But what a race victory.
Jenson Button: Yeah, I mean I really do not know what to say...

FIA post-qualifying press conference - Canadian GP, Montreal

Drivers : 1 - Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull), 2 - Fernando Alonso (Ferrari), 3 - Felipe Massa (Ferrari)
Q: Sebastian, six poles in seven races. This wasn’t supposed to be Red Bull’s strongest track yet here you are again.
Sebastian Vettel: Yeah, I think we made up some ground from last year...

Post-race press conference - Monaco GP, Monte Carlo

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Drivers: 1 - Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull), 2 - Fernando Alonso (Ferrari), 3 - Jenson Button (McLaren).
Q: Sebastian, great race. Three different strategies in the top three positions, but the upshot is you are a Monaco Grand Prix winner. Describe your feelings?
Sebastian Vettel: It is unbelievable and I think the race today was pretty entertaining from the inside of the car at least....

FIA Thursday press conference - Monaco GP, Monaco GP, Monte Carlo

Team representatives: Graeme Lowdon (Marussia Virgin), Vijay Mallya (Force India), Adrian Newey (Red Bull), Peter Sauber (Sauber F1 Team), Martin Whitmarsh (McLaren).
Q: Graeme, what do you feel about this race...

FIA Wednesday press conference - Monaco GP, Monaco GP, Monte Carlo

Drivers: Rubens Barrichello (Williams), Jenson Button (McLaren), Nick Heidfeld (Renault), Nico Rosberg (Mercedes), Michael Schumacher (Mercedes) and Jarno Trulli (Team Lotus).

FIA post race press conference - Spanish GP, Circuit de Catalunya

Drivers: 1 - Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull), 2 - Lewis Hamilton (McLaren), 3 - Jenson Button (McLaren).
Q: Sebastian, congratulations, a fourth win in five races and a thrilling, intense battle between yourself and Lewis Hamilton in the closing stages. Give us a taste of your emotions right now.
Sebastian Vettel: Yeah, it was pretty tough...

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2012 Race Drivers

Sebastian Vettel
Mark Webber
Lewis Hamilton
Jenson Button
Fernando Alonso
Felipe Massa
Michael Schumacher
Nico Rosberg
Kimi Räikkönen
Romain Grosjean
Paul di Resta
Nico Hulkenberg
Kamui Kobayashi
Sergio Perez
Daniel Ricciardo
Jean-Eric Vergne
Pastor Maldonado
Bruno Senna
Heikki Kovalainen
Vitaly Petrov
Pedro de la Rosa
Narain Karthikeyan
Timo Glock
Charles Pic

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