Vettel: “Ferrari was faster”

Sebastian Vettel said Ferrari defeated Red Bull in the British Grand Prix because they were faster.

Although the championship leader admitted that Red Bull's slow second pit stop - which cost him the position in favor of Fernando Alonso - certainly had an impact on the final result of the race.

“I think it's hard to say how much we lost [in the pits], but we lost the lead and I had a bit of an advantage at that stage, so it didn't help,” Vettel said.

“I came back behind Fernando and Lewis [Hamilton]. I struggled to get through. I accept the verdict of today's track. Ferrari beat us. Not only in this race, they were close in the last two races too. They have good race pace and have improved their car. This shows that we have to keep working and keep pushing very hard."

Sebastian Vettel had a problem with the left rear tire change in his second pit stop.

“I think initially everything went according to plan,” Vettel said. “It went up but I think she wasn't secured properly. I lost a lot of time and lost position with Fernando in the pits and with Lewis on the track.”