Vettel praises Leclerc's performance

In Portimão this Saturday, Sebastian Vettel experienced yet another nightmare in qualifying at the wheel of his SF1000. The German tried the medium gamble in Q2 and the result was a disaster: 15th and final time behind George Russell but above all almost 6 tenths apart from his teammate Charles Leclerc, later author of the 4th fastest time in Q3. The four-time world champion could only bow to the performance of his teammate.

« This is all behind me, said the pilot Ferrari at the microphone of Sky Germany when he was reminded of his sad record in qualifying against Charles Leclerc. He’s not just beating me, it’s like there’s a level of difference. However, I do everything I can.

I think the laps I did, which I'm happy with, are still too slow. Right now, I can't do anything other than give the best of myself and the car. ».

Dejected, Sebastian Vettel does not seem confident for the future this Sunday. He expects a race stuck in the middle of the pack, a situation that has been all too common lately. “ The problem is that we will be in traffic throughout the race. It will be the same as previous weekends ».

The Portuguese Grand Prix can be followed in live text on AUTOhebdo. Departure is scheduled for 14:10 p.m.