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Vettel expects more from rivals on Saturday

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Sebastian Vettel is confident Red Bull has made a step forward in Spain but does not think it will be as dominant as its fastest times in Friday practice suggest.

Vettel clocked the quickest lap of the first day at the circuit de Catalunya ahead of team-mate Webber who was half-a-second clear of the next car. Vettel said that it was obvious the RB6 had improved but he was not convinced his team had stolen a march on its rivals.

"We've got a few changes on our car, but I don't think anything as significant as perhaps some of the other teams have. There's a little bit everywhere on ours and I think we've proved today that our changes work. I think the lap times are irrelevant from a Friday. It's good to be fast, but I think the McLarens are quick here - I don't think they were pushing hard this afternoon and I think it will be much closer tomorrow."

His team-mate Webber agreed that the practice times did not tell the full story.

"That was a good day for us - we had a smooth run, a nice P1 and P2 with no interruption from the weather or things like that," he said. "The guys worked faultlessly in the garage, the driver did a little bit as well and it was a good day. Don't read too much into the times; McLaren probably weren't showing everything today. It was a very late night for the team last night, but a positive day today and hopefully we're well prepared for tomorrow."

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