Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel needed to finish ahead of championship leader Lewis Hamilton at the Monaco Grand Prix, the Ferrari driver just that trimming the points deficit from 17 points from 14 on an afternoon in which he simply did not have the firepower to challenge for victory.
The German spoke after the race in Monte-Carlo.
You’re sixth podium finish here, but not the result you were looking for. You just didn’t have the pace today?
SV: I think we had the pace but it was a tricky race. I think Daniel had the answers at all times. The first stint I could follow him fairly easily and then he started to push just, I think when Lewis started to pit. Then he was a bit stronger there and I couldn’t follow. I was going through the tyres fairly quick. Next stint was a bit the same. I think he had a problem halfway through with his MGU-K. I think towards the end I picked again but at the re-start, I just didn’t have much confidence in the tyres and I lost quite a lot, otherwise, it would have been nice to keep the pressure on until the end.
SV: I think we had the pace but it was a tricky race. I think Daniel had the answers at all times. The first stint I could follow him fairly easily and then he started to push just, I think when Lewis started to pit. Then he was a bit stronger there and I couldn’t follow. I was going through the tyres fairly quick. Next stint was a bit the same. I think he had a problem halfway through with his MGU-K. I think towards the end I picked again but at the re-start, I just didn’t have much confidence in the tyres and I lost quite a lot, otherwise, it would have been nice to keep the pressure on until the end.
Concerning the next race in Montreal do your performances relate to the track or have you really made a step forward on your car?
SV: yeah, it’s a different track. Tyre choice I guess is the same, so we’ll see. Obviously a bit more straightforward in terms of racing and overtaking than here, but yeah, we’ll see. Two weeks now to prepare and look into our strengths and our weaknesses. Then we’ll see where we are. It’s a different track, yeah it’s quite smooth on tyres, hence the tyre choice, so I don’t know. I think we’ll all be there. As you’ve seen, in the first six races it’s been really close, which is good for us, because going into Sunday, you never know and you’re in the mix and in the fight, so looking forward.
SV: yeah, it’s a different track. Tyre choice I guess is the same, so we’ll see. Obviously a bit more straightforward in terms of racing and overtaking than here, but yeah, we’ll see. Two weeks now to prepare and look into our strengths and our weaknesses. Then we’ll see where we are. It’s a different track, yeah it’s quite smooth on tyres, hence the tyre choice, so I don’t know. I think we’ll all be there. As you’ve seen, in the first six races it’s been really close, which is good for us, because going into Sunday, you never know and you’re in the mix and in the fight, so looking forward.
You probably saw the lights flashing when the K didn’t work for Daniel. Did you change anything to put a bit more pressure on him, did you have any strategy for that?
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