Vettel and Ferrari disappointed with sports judges

The Ferrari star has had a Black Friday behind him, where little went according to plan on and off the track. In training, the German was significantly slower than the Mercedes duo Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton. And the Scuderia failed with the sports judges' application to revise the time penalty that had recently cost Vettel his victory in Canada.

The racing team was “very angry and disappointed” about the decision of the race stewards and the Formula 1 sports judges, said team boss Mattia Binotto. “It's a shame, for the people sitting at the track or watching TV, it's just stupid,” complained Vettel. But he also warned: “We have to keep going.” There is still a lot of work ahead of Ferrari on the Circuit Paul Ricard.

Binotto: “The case is closed” “It’s disappointing, but there’s no point in talking about it any longer,” said Vettel about the verdict. Ferrari ruled out further protests. “The case is closed,” Binotto said.

The problem: The technical innovations on the SF90 don't bring as much as hoped in the fight with Mercedes. “Things haven’t gone smoothly yet, we’re not happy,” admitted Vettel. The gap between the 31-year-old and his teammate Charles Leclerc and the Silver Arrows was considerable during the practice sessions.

After seven wins in the first seven races of the season, Mercedes is once again the favorite to qualify for the French Grand Prix. Things didn't go according to plan for defending champion Hamilton in training either. “I had some problems. The car oversteered, but it was nothing we couldn’t fix,” said the 34-year-old.

Before the eighth round of the season on Sunday (15.10:29 p.m.), the Brit leads the overall standings by 62 points over his Finnish teammate Bottas. In third place, Vettel is already XNUMX points behind Hamilton.

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Vettel and Ferrari disappointed with sports judges

Sebastian Vettel and Ferrari reacted with incomprehension to the race stewards' decision in the dispute over the deprivation of Canada's victory.

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