Position: 1st Championship Standings: 1st, 129 points Sebastian Vettel: “It’s an incredible day. In the laps before my pit-stop I was surprised by my own pace because earlier on Kimi and I were both struggling with the rear tires. Those laps I did today were comparatively better than the ones I did in qualifying yesterday.… Continue reading Vettel: It’s an incredible day
PODIUM INTERVIEWS (Conducted by Nico Rosberg) Q: Sebastian, great weekend, first Ferrari win in 16 years, how does it feel? Sebastian VETTEL: Unbelievable. I think it was a very intense race. I was hoping at the start to have a bit of a better launch but Kimi had a good start. I had nowhere to… Continue reading Monaco Grand Prix Post Race Press Conference
PRESS CONFERENCE Q: Great job, well done. Sebastian, four one-hundredths of a second off pole. You’ve obviously got to beat Kimi in the race, but having Lewis Hamilton down in 14th, although we think he might start 12th tomorrow after some penalties have been applied to others, that’s got to be a bit of a… Continue reading Monaco Grand Prix Post Qualifying Press Conference
Qualifying Q3: P2, 1:12.221 (+ 0.043) Sebastian Vettel: “I am not happy with myself because pole position was up for grabs, but it’s great for the team. If I had to give up pole position and hand it to someone, I would choose Kimi. I am happy for him. He did a very good job in… Continue reading Vettel: Not happy, but great result for the team
FP1: P2, 1:13.621 (+ 0.196), 34 laps FP2: P1, 1:12.720, 38 laps Sebastian Vettel: “I was pretty happy with the afternoon session. We had a small issue at the start of the session which needed some extra time to be looked at, but then we were on our way. It’s fun to drive these cars around Monaco because… Continue reading Vettel: A good day, but we need to improve
Sebastian Vettel: “I think we’ve had a strong package so far. But Mercedes is doing a very good job and they are still the ones we have to beat. We had a good start to the season, but we are not happy to be behind; we want to be ahead of course. We could have won… Continue reading Vettel: We have a strong package
PODIUM INTERVIEWS (Conducted by Pedro de la Rosa) Q: Well done man, your 55th grand prix victory in my home town. Seb, do you think you should have pushed a little bit further? Was it enough? Sebastian VETTEL: I was pushing! I had a really good start, best start maybe at the beginning. I think… Continue reading Spanish Grand Prix Post Race Press Conference
Race: 2nd Championship Standings: 1st, 104 points Sebastian Vettel: “My start was good, I saw Lewis struggle with wheelspin, and kept looking in mirror to see if anybody else had a better start. The first stint went ok, then we had to pit, otherwise they might have got us with an undercut. My second stint… Continue reading Vettel: The team is in great form
PRESS CONFERENCE Q: Sebastian, I’ll bet you’re glad when they told you to switch the engine off in Q1, you questioned it for a minute or two and didn’t switch the engine off? Otherwise you wouldn’t be sitting here and you’d be looking at losing your championship lead tomorrow afternoon wouldn’t you. SV: I don’t… Continue reading Spanish Grand Prix Post Qualifying Press Conference
