Vettel: “Bottas drove better than all of us”

Sebastian Vettel tried everything to threaten Valtteri Bottas at the Russian GP in Sochi, but the driver Ferrari had to settle for 2nd place, finishing one second behind the Mercedes. The poleman of the event was surprised by the Finn at the start and was never able to regain the advantage despite his attack at the end of the race.

“I defended on the inside at the start, but he was in front of me when braking and he was able to close the door on me, explained Sebastian Vettel. That's when he won the race. He then did an incredible first stint and I couldn't follow him. »

“It was Valtteri’s race. He had an incredible race. He fully deserves his victory because he drove better than all of us”, recognized the Ferrari driver.

Discover the analysis of the Russian Grand Prix carried out by our special correspondents in issue 2112 of AUTOhebdo, available from Tuesday in digital version on all platforms, and from Thursday on newsstands.