Vettel: “Alonso defended himself tooth and nail”

Started from the ninth row due to the problems he had in qualifying and the penalty imposed for overtaking Merhi under the red flag regime in FP3 in Montreal Sebastian Vettel gave rise to an exciting comeback.

In fact, the Ferrari driver did not spare himself in wheeling and maneuvering at the limit, for example when with Fernando Alonso he was fighting for fifteenth place.

“In hindsight I should have been smarter. He didn't leave me an inch and defended himself perfectly – she declared after the race – We were so close that we touched but fortunately nothing happened. In the second phase of the duel I made sure I had a better radius than him and more speed when exiting the corners to be able to pass him."

Once the fight with the Spaniard from McLaren was over, it was Nico Hulkenberg's Force India's turn. “I was a lot quicker, so I managed to get ahead, then I saw him brake at the start of the chicane, so I tried to push hard to avoid the collision. If I had started better at the start everything would have been easier, however the SF15-T performed very well and the pace was constantly progressing."

Chiara Rainis