Sebastian Vettel was one of the main protagonists of the United States Grand Prix, closed by the German Aston Martin in a splendid seventh position at the end of an incredible sequence of spectacular overtaking, culminating in the maneuver with which the four-time world champion was able to mock Kevin Magnussen’s Haas in the final meters of the race. Vettel passed under the checkered flag in eighth place and then recovered a further position thanks to the thirty second penalty inflicted on Fernando Alonso for the loss of the rearview mirror. But the former Ferrari driver could perhaps have achieved an even better result without a mark a mistake made by its mechanics at the last pit stop.
In fact, the German’s car remained stationary for over 10 seconds on the lay-by, being pulled off by many direct rivals and forcing the # 5 to a spectacular comeback in the last part of the Grand Prix. As opposed to Verstappen However, Vettel kept calm, making no mention of what had happened during the final phase of the race, who in a similar situation snapped at his garage via radio, also receiving a tug of the ears from his track engineer. . Only once he crossed the finish line, during the celebrations for the excellent result achieved, the former Red Bull and Ferrari star wanted to send a encouragement message to his own mechanics, inviting them not to blame themselves too much for what happened.
Vettel: “Yes guys! Guys, we got it [Magnussen]. Wow! ”.
Aston Martin: “Nice work, you did a Madonna contest. Great comeback, sorry for the P8 pit stop. What a guide! ”.
Vettel: “This was great! I’m full of adrenaline guys ”.
Vettel: “Don’t get down to the pit stop. These things happen. Let’s just make sure we learn from this ”.
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