Ferrari confirms cause of Vettel's accident in Barcelona

The Scuderia announced on Thursday that the rim was hit by an object in Turn 3 and was so damaged that the loss of pressure in the tire made the car unsteerable. Vettel crashed straight into the barrier in Turn 3 at high speed.

“I can’t see much of the suspension, but something happened at the front left,” Vettel explained: “After that I had no chance to steer the car any further around the corner. All I could do was slow down and then I crashed roughly.” But the impact “wasn’t that violent, otherwise I probably wouldn’t be sitting here in such a good mood.”

Ferrari lost important time due to the accident. The car stood in the pits for almost six hours before Vettel's new teammate Charles Leclerc (Monaco) was able to do at least one more installation lap shortly before the end of the day. The day before, Ferrari had problems with the car's cooling system, which also cost two hours of time. On Thursday, Leclerc only drove onto the track 45 minutes after the start of testing. The 21-year-old will compete the entire day, Vettel will then have the entire Friday available to complete the test drives.

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Ferrari confirms cause of Vettel's accident in Barcelona

A defect in the left front rim of the Ferrari SF90 was the cause of four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel's spectacular accident during Formula 1 testing on Wednesday in Barcelona.

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