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In his last qualifying for Ferrari, Sebastian Vettel only finished 13th, while Charles Leclerc slipped into Q3. However, the German is convinced: “I don’t think there is much more.”
Sebastian Vettel certainly hadn’t envisioned his last qualifying assignment with Ferrari this way: The four-time world champion landed in Q2 in 13th place and was not one of the Q3 participants who were allowed to fight for the Top 10. His teammate Charles Leclerc, on the other hand, made the sixth fastest lap in Q2 and then was ninth in Q3.
However, Monegasse has to face the last Grand Prix of the season with a penalty. Due to the accident at the Sakhir GP, a penalty transfer of three starting positions was imposed. However, Leclerc was almost seven tenths faster than Heppenheimer in Q2. Vettel was surprised by the television colleagues at Ziggo Sport about the vast difference between the two red runners. “I don’t think it is like that anywhere else,” he emphasized.
RTL expert and GP veteran Timo Glock commented: “More and more I think there is something in it, he has often said that the other car drives faster for some reason, and it is not seven tenths slower than Leclerc. . “
Vettel said after initial qualifying at Sky: “It was actually pretty good, I’m also pretty happy with my laps, and I don’t think there will be much more.” The German’s race forecast is equally bleak: “It will be a painful and difficult race, but it will be the last, so I can’t wait to get back in and start.”
The 33-year-old, who will leave the world’s oldest GP racing team after six years together, knows: “It will be a special race for the guys in the pits, for all the mechanics and engineers who are close to me.”
Qualifying, Abu Dhabi
1. Max Verstappen (NL), Red Bull Racing, 1:35 246 mins
2. Valtteri Bottas (FIN), Mercedes, +0.025 seconds
3. Lewis Hamilton (GB), Mercedes, +0 086
4. Lando Norris (GB), McLaren, +0.251
5. Alex Albon (T), Red Bull Racing, +0.325
6. Carlos Sainz (E), McLaren, +0.569
7. Daniil Kvyat (RUS), AlphaTauri, +0.717
8. Lance Stroll (CDN), Racing Point, +0,800
9. Charles Leclerc (MC), Ferrari, +0.819
10. Pierre Gasly (F), AlphaTauri, +0.996
11. Esteban Ocon (F), Renault, +1,113
12. Daniel Ricciardo (AUS), Renault, +1,160
13. Sebastian Vettel (R), Ferrari, + 1385
14. Antonio Giovinazzi (I), Alfa Romeo, +3.002
15. Sergio Pérez (MEX), Racing Point, no time
16. Kimi Räikkönen (FIN), Alfa Romeo, +2.309
17. Kevin Magnussen (DK), Haas, +2,617
18. George Russell (GB), Williams, +2799
19. Pietro Fittipaldi (BR), Haas, +2,927
20. Nicholas Latifi (CDN), Williams, +3,197
