F1 | Aston Martin, Vettel defends himself: "I'm right, others ignored the agreements"

from Spielberg, Austria

Sebastian Vettel took the fourth row in the Austrian Grand Prix. However, the Aston Martin driver was involved in a misunderstanding with Alonso at the end of Q2, and this cost the Spanish champion entry into Q3. The German, apparently guilty, however, defended himself, saying he was in the right after a briefing with the other drivers yesterday, and this probably calls into question the positions of Bottas and Sainz, also by the commissioners evidently based on what he explained Vettel below.

“Tomorrow we can certainly aim for the top ten, I'm happy to start with the soft – Vettel said. They won't last as long as medium and hard, but it will give us speed. We made some small improvements in all sessions and today the car was well balanced. For the first time this year we were competitive all weekend and it's the first time in Q3 with both cars. We are able to have a good race pace. It's a shame about what happened with Fernando: yesterday all the drivers agreed to slow down between turns 8 and 9, which I did, but some jumped the queue and slowed down too, and that's not correct. It's a strange situation and really difficult to avoid. I'm sorry for Fernando."