News Details
Vettel admits Mercedes duo ‘quicker than expected’
Despite having been out-paced throughout free practice on Friday, and again on Saturday morning, Sebastian Vettel revealed that he had hoped to have been closer to the Mercedes drivers when it came to qualifying for the Chinese Grand Prix. The German, who surprised the F1 fraternity by winning in Malaysia two weeks ago, again proved to be the biggest threat to Mercedes in qualifying, overcoming an early interruption from Felipe Massa to claim the inside of row two for Sunday's race, but admitted that he had hoped to see the gap to Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg come down, instead of extending to nearly a second. “I'm happy with today I guess,” he sighed, “It was a different strategy...
Full Story »
Full Story »
You May Also Be Interested In...
Vettel sure Ferrari closer in race trim
Scuderia Ferrari Sebastian Vettel says he expects Ferrari to be...
10y ago from F1Zone.net
Bottas: Williams closer in China
Valtteri Bottas expects Williams to be closer to the pace at this...
10y ago from SkySports.com
Vettel: A bit closer come Sunday
Admitting that Mercedes were quicker than expected in the qualifying,...
10y ago from PlanetF1.com
Mercedes keeping wary eye on Ferrari in Shanghai
Lewis Hamilton is casting a wary eye towards Ferrari and expects to be...
10y ago from GrandPrix247.com
Elsewhere On The Network
Popular On MGPToday.com
Marc Marquez admits he ‘needs to work on mistakes’...
Marc Marquez admits he and younger brother Alex Marquez "were the...
18h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
The Aprilia and Jorge Martin saga: What’s next?
No description available...
18h ago from Motorsport.com
Jorge Martin confirms desire to leave Aprilia for...
No description available...
22h ago from Motorsport.com
Jorge Martin confirms intention to leave Aprilia at...
Reigning World Champion Jorge Martin has released a statement confirming...
21h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Popular On IndyCarToday.com
Veteran engineer Michael Cannon returns to Dale Coyne...
Dale Coyne Racing has announced that it has re-hired expert engineer...
1d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Three drivers lose Indy 500 finishing positions after...
The NTT IndyCar Series has penalized three drivers following the...
3d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Andretti Global, Prema Racing issued suspensions and...
No description available...
3d ago from Motorsport.com
Exclusive: Alex Palou “woke up at 3am and couldn't...
No description available...
2d ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On TotalWRC.com
Co-driver dies after crash during Jim Clark rally in...
Roberts, 39, was pronounced dead at the scene near Duns in the Scottish...
5d ago from TheGuardian.com
Rally Portugal criticism causes WRC, FIA to address...
No description available...
1w ago from Motorsport.com
WRC signs new deal to race in Portugal until at least...
No description available...
1w ago from Motorsport.com
WRC Portugal: Sebastien Ogier claims record-extending...
No description available...
1w ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On GunnersToday.com
Man Utd were confident of beating Chelsea to Delap...
Senior figures at Manchester United were reportedly confident they would...
38m ago from CaughtOffside.com
Gabriel new deal + Is Sesko the one?
Morning. Let's start this Friday with some good news, and that's Gabriel...
1h ago from Arseblog.com
Collymore's column: 9/10 season for Chelsea, Thierry...
In his exclusive column for CaughtOffside, former England striker Stan...
1h ago from CaughtOffside.com
“It’s going to be vital who he adds to that...
Arsenal legend Ian Wright believes the Gunners need to sign three players...
1h ago from SportsKeeda.com
Comments
Hottest News
Verstappen exit clause with Red Bull set to vanish after...
Max Verstappen’s much-speculated exit clause... Read More »
48m ago from F1i.com
Formula 1 Business News: PepsiCo, DirtFish & other stories
The biggest Formula 1 deal of the week past has... Read More »
28m ago from GrandPrix247.com
Max Verstappen admits 2025 F1 season ‘doesn't feel...
Max Verstappen has said that this year's F1... Read More »
1h ago from MotorsportWeek.com
