F1 | Ferrari, Vettel analyzes the Chinese GP: "Difficult race, Mercedes faster from the start"
On the team order given to Leclerc: "I felt I could go faster"
di Piero LadisaApril 16, 2019
Sebastian Vettel, in an interview given to the columns of Auto Bild, spoke about the Chinese Grand Prix, the third seasonal round of the 2019 Formula One World Championship which took place on Sunday on the Shanghai track.
With third place achieved behind the Mercedes of winner Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas, the German achieved his first podium finish of this championship.
"It's been a tough ride. The two Mercedes were fast from the start, but I had a good race with Verstappen. It was a fun duel”. On the defense towards the Dutchman he added: “When I saw him coming I knew he would try. I guess she would try to outdo me, I tried to fight back and it worked".
On the team order given to Leclerc, Vettel said: “I knew I would get this question, however I felt I was faster. I was asked if I could pick up the pace and I said yes".
Piero Ladisa
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