Ferrari’s 999th Grand Prix and Home Italian GP didn’t end well at all.Double DNF for a team who badly needs some meaningful race finishes is a big blow,Unfortunately Ferrari season getting worsen by each race,they are heading to Toscana-Ferrari 1000 Grand Prix next weekend to celebrate their 1000th F1 race with a down head.
Sebastian Vettel’s race over by the 7th lap,when he had a scary break failure.The German luckily escaped without any big trouble and managed to bring the car back to garage to retire.It’s shame that his final Italian GP in Ferrari colors ended in a DNF.
Charles Leclerc crashes his SF1000 on Lap 24,fortunately he is fine without any major issues.There is not much to say about this race other than hoping for good next race in Mugello.
Sebastian Vettel
“This is a very difficult moment for the whole team and as part of it, I am suffering along with everyone else. But this is our reality right now and we need to try and do the best we can, to have a worthwhile final part of the season with still plenty of races to go. We have a lot of work to do and we have to be focused on that.
As for my race it was very short as almost immediately I had an issue with brakes. I went on the brakes in the first chicane but the car didn’t slow and I had to drive through the run-off area. Actually it was the best possible spot to have the issue.
We have to keep our heads up, even if it is difficult. Now we head to Mugello, a completely different track and maybe there we could be in a bit of a better place. Hopefully we can have a clean weekend.”
Vettel talking to Media after disappointing Italian GP
Charles Leclerc
“It was a very difficult race and I struggled quite a lot with the balance. I thought at first we were unlucky when the safety car came out, but due to the fact the pit-lane remained closed, we were actually pretty lucky. We were in a very good place at that point, but I was struggling a lot on the hard tyres. I tried to push but then I made a mistake, lost the rear and crashed at Parabolica.
The crash was quite a big one but I am ok. A bit of pain here and there, which is quite normal.We have had two difficult weekends for the team, but it’s like this at the moment and I hope we can bounce back, so I am looking forward to Mugello.”
Mattia Binotto, Ferrari MD and Team Principal
“Retirement for both cars is the worst possible end to a very difficult weekend. After Belgium, we knew that here too we would struggle a lot and so it turned out. That was clear in yesterday’s qualifying but failing to get either car to the chequered flag really hurts. It’s even more disappointing that Sebastian’s retirement was down to a lack of reliability on the car. Problems like that, in this case with the brake system, should not happen.
It’s a very hard season but it’s by facing up to difficulties like these that you get stronger. We must look ahead and there are useful lessons for all of us to take away from this to build for the future. Having said that, we must absolutely not give up and we will be giving our all next weekend at Mugello which is a special event for us, being our one thousandth Formula 1 Grand Prix.”
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