Scuderia Ferrari German driver Sebastian Vettel admitted that he tried “everything possible” in order to finish ahead of his main Formula 1 title contender Lewis Hamilton in a thrilling battle at the Spanish Grand Prix on Sunday.
The title rivals now have two wins apiece in the 2017 F1 season but the Ferrari driver still mentains a six-point advantage in the World Championship race, ahead of the Monaco Grad Prix.
Sebastian Vettel had to settle for P2 at the Circuit de Catalunya in Barcelona and at the end of the race re-lived the epic fight with Hamilton: “I had a really good start with Lewis and myself both picking up wheel spin but I put the clutch in again and gained on him. Was really happy with that. I managed to stay ahead and settled into a nice rhythm, everything was fine. Then Lewis stayed out longer and did the opposite, mirrored the strategy whcih I knew at the end would be crucial. Then he came out and I was a bit surprised that it was so close. I tried to brake as late as possible, locked up, don’t know if we touched but I managed to stay ahead.” – Sebastian said, as reported by Tuttosport.
“The lap after I was doing everything I can to try and stay in front and I was lucky as there were cars giving me a tow. As soon as I was alone he just flew past down the straight. It was a shame, we tried to stay in but well done to him. We did everything we could.” – Sebastian Vettel added.
When asked about the idea of making another pit stop in the later part of the race, the Scuderia Ferrari German driver said: “We had a huge gap to Daniel behind so could have done anything. We were hoping that Lewis would struggle with his tyres but he didn’t have any problems. We tried to keep pushing, stay close.”
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