News Details

Vettel: I don't think it was a strong team order

Ferrari team orders during the Australian Grand Prix came as a surprise to many but not Sebastian Vettel who backs his team's decision to keep Charles Leclerc behind him late in the race when his car lacked pace while his teammate was way quicker. Granted, releasing Leclerc would have had little effect on the team's position as Max Verstappen in third was way up the road in his Red Bull. They would have still finished a disappointing fourth and fifth. When Leclerc asked what to do when he came upon Vettel's slower car, he was told to hold station and accordingly obliged. After the race pundits questioned the need to employ team orders at the opening race. This in the light of new team...
Full Story »
6y ago from GrandPrix247.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Hakkinen: Ferrari team orders unexpected in first race

Mika Hakkinen was surprised by team orders dished out by Ferrari to keep...
6y ago from GrandPrix247.com

Leclerc has 'no frustrations' over team orders

Bahrain Grand Prix – Charles Leclerc is adamant that he had no...
6y ago from FormulaSpy.com

Sebastian Vettel expects season-long pressure from...

Sebastian Vettel says he expects season-long pressure from new Ferrari...
6y ago from MotorsportWeek.com

Vettel talks up Leclerc

Sebastian Vettel believes Charles Leclerc has already shown he will put...
6y ago from SkySports.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Jorge Martin confirms decision to remain with Aprilia...

Reigning MotoGP World Champion Jorge Martin has reversed his decision to...

Yamaha V4 engine ‘two seconds slower' than...

Yamaha rider Alex Rins revealed that the manufacturer’s V4 project is...
11h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Taylor Barnard rejected McLaren IndyCar and WEC offers...

Taylor Barnard has turned down the chance to race for Arrow McLaren in...

IndyCar Iowa – Race 1 Results

The first race of IndyCar’s double-header weekend from Iowa Speedway...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Joao Palhinha addresses Bayern Munich future amid...

Joao Palhinha has addressed his future at Bayern Munich amid speculation...
2h ago from SportsKeeda.com

Bayern Munich would prefer a move for Liverpool star...

Bayer Munich reportedly prefer to sign Luis Diaz from Liverpool over...
6h ago from SportsKeeda.com

'It's sad when fans are making a player's life...

Former Arsenal midfielder Anders Limpar has asserted that Noni Madueke is...
7h ago from SportsKeeda.com

Talks 'in London' taking place 'every single minute'...

Fabrizio Romano says that talks are still ongoing in London as Arsenal...
9h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.