Charles Leclerc will start the British Grand Prix from third on the grid and Sebastian Vettel will line up sixth. The race starts at 14.10pm (15.10pm CET).
In the 12 minutes of the top ten shoot-out, the Scuderia Ferrari drivers set out on the 5.891 kilometre long track on new Soft tyres. Sebastian was first out, doing a 1’25”787, followed a few seconds later by Charles doing a 1’25”616. After a change of tyres, Charles went better doing a 1’25”172, just 79 thousandths off Valtteri Bottas’ pole time of 1’25”093 and 73 behind Lewis Hamilton who is second. Sebastian however was unable to improve and thus starts from sixth, behind Max Verstappen and Pierre Gasly.
The gap between Sebastian Vettel and Charles Leclerc was therefore 0.6s, which is very big. The German driver explains the issues in qualifying: “I can’t feel the rear axle. I don’t trust the rear when I turn in.” It’s not the first time and it’s always the same symptoms. Since the French Grand Prix, Seb lacks the feeling for his car.
It is also worth mentioning that since the French GP, Scuderia Ferrari has started to rebuild the car. The more Ferrari tries to cure the understeer, the more nervous the rear feels. Charles Leclerc can live with that. That’s his driving style. Sebastian Vettel, on the other hand, needs a stable rear axle.
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