The battle is not over according to Scuderia Ferrari

With his pole position at the Singapore Grand Prix, and Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) only in third row after qualifying, Sebastian Vettel had the opportunity to regain control of the championship.

But the departure scenario with contact between Max Verstappen (Red Bull) and Kimi Räikkönen (Ferrari), the latter immediately colliding with the #70 SF5H, dealt a first blow to Vettel before the former Red Bull driver spun a few meters further on, damaging the front part of his car. car.

Forced to retire, the four-time world champion could only see the damage to the championship, Lewis Hamilton winning and now having a 28-point lead in the general classification.

« There's nothing we can do now and it sure leaves a bitter taste, confesses Vettel. It's a shame we couldn't show our pace. MBut we have other races ahead of us and I'm sure there will be other possibilities. »

« This is very disappointing and certainly not the result we expected, comments Maurizio Arrivabene, Team Principal of Scuderia Ferrari. But that doesn't mean the battle is over, just that it has become more difficult.

We are very disappointed for our fans, but we will be back. We have proven that we have a great car and two great drivers.