Vettel: “Race lost at the start”

Pole position wasn't enough for Sebastian Vettel to bring home another victory after the one achieved in Bahrain. The pilot of the Ferrari he was burned at the start by an attacker Valtteri Bottas, which the German then tried to catch until the end. With fourth place Hamilton, Hag however, he maintains the leadership in the general classification.

“I think my start wasn't that bad, although yes, I could have been a little more aggressive,” he admitted Hag at the press conference. “But it's difficult to say because on the formation lap the lights, even though it was already two o'clock, had not yet gone out: there was a delay and I didn't have the ideal sensation of what the grip on the track was, for Maybe I was too conservative. But my shot seemed better than Kimi's."

“I saw that Valtteri was approaching and I thought 'we'll be close', but then it was as if I had some kind of fighter behind me, who managed to gain a lot and even overtake me in braking. Eventually I found myself on the outside and couldn't go anywhere. We actually lost there, but also in the first stint, because we didn't have the pace to keep up with him; so we can talk about my race as much as you want but the truth is that Valtteri drove fantastically and had incredible pace", concluded the four-time world champion.