Sebastian Vettel: “The last chicane remains tricky for me”

In the clan Ferrari, Sebastian Vettel had a day of ups and downs. Forced to stop in the pit lane in FP3, the German saw Scuderia Ferrari replace several elements on the V6 turbo/hybrid Power Unit of the No. 70 SF5H before qualifying.

“A big thank you to the team, did not fail to point out Vettel just after the session. The car was finished on time. They replaced the engine in two hours... It's a miracle that I was able to be sent to the track. »

The scares did not end there for the quadruple world champion, victim of an alert at the very start of Q1, with the Italian stand initially asking its driver to stop. Vettel will finally be able to continue his effort and fail in Q3 by 51 thousandths.Hamilton.

The old pilot Red Bull explained his loss of time by a small error in the last sector of the Montmelo track.

“I’ve been coming here for so long and I’ve done so many laps but the last chicane is always tricky for me, admitted Vettel. The first lap wasn't perfect, but the second attempt was good until that last chicane. »