I haven't double-checked the numbers but over at F1 Banter they are suggesting that essentially everyone but Red Bull was slower in qualifying for the race than they had been during testing. This is after numerous upgrades to the cars and is on a warmer track.
Naturally qualifying is a difficult phase and it can be difficult to hook up a car for that one or two laps but almost the entire field was down and some of them by a lot!
I did read Vettel mention that it was windy during the race and that made it difficult into turn 7; does anyone know what the weather was like on Saturday? Or have some other explanation for why such a disparity exists?
Rj