“Disjointed” day for Sebastian Vettel and Ferrari

After taking third place in EL1 this morning, a spin followed by a collision at Mirabeau against the safety rail coupled with a ninth place in EL2 concluded this first day of Monegasque driving for Sebastian Vettel. The German driver was undoubtedly hoping for another start to the weekend on the streets of the Principality.

« Overall, it was a bit of a messy day, admits the pilot of the Team Ferrari in the Monaco paddock. I tried a lot, but everything didn't work. The pace seems to be there, we just struggled to show it today. »

The four-time world champion remains completely confident in the potential of his car, especially for Saturday and qualifying. “We will be much better on Saturday. Today the main goal was not to be high in the rankings, but our sessions were a little disjointed. »

Following the statements of Sergio Marchionne, president of Ferrari, before Barcelona, ​​who admitted hoping for a victory for Ferrari as soon as possible, the former driver Red Bull does not admit to feeling any additional pressure. “There’s always pressure in every race, a desire to do well, what you might call pressure, but that’s why we’re here. We are not here to race for eighth or fifth place. We are here to win. »

Ninth and seventh, Kimi Räikkönen did not perform significantly better than his German teammate. Photos from the Monaco Grand Prix can be viewed in our dedicated gallery.