Lauda: McLaren faster than Red Bull

Niki Lauda is convinced that McLaren are faster than Red Bull Racing in Abu Dhabi. Yet Sebastian Vettel still managed to claim pole position thanks to a scintillating personal performance.

Lauda was full of admiration for the way the German driver took pole position in Abu Dhabi. "That was the best qualifying lap yet that we have seen from Vettel," said the three-time F1 world champion. "I've never seen a lap like it, and executed with such perfection too. It is solely down to Vettel's performance that Red Bull are on pole position in Abu Dhabi."