Vettel: “It's a shame to start from the pit lane in Austin”

It is now almost certain. Sebastian Vettel he will not participate in the qualifying of the Texas GP due to the replacement of the sixth engine of the season which forces him to start from the pit lane.

“Confirmation is still missing but I really think we will have to change the engine and incur the penalty – declared the four-time world champion to CrashNet – It's a shame because on a track like this on a Saturday afternoon it's always fun to express yourself to the maximum, however there are rules to respect , so it would be useless to waste mileage considering that even with pole in hand I would be forced to start from the pits. Unfortunately this is the outcome of the many reliability problems at the beginning of the year."

The German later expressed his opinion on the veto imposed on him by the Red Bull to participate in the post-Abu Dhabi tests with his new team: “In fact, for some reason I won't be able to be there. At the moment I don't know anything, so as soon as there is greater clarity on the development of the situation I will make it known."

Chiara Rainis