News Details

F1: Vettel admits skipping qualifying ‘very likely’

Sebastian Vettel says it is “very likely” he will start from the pit lane and miss qualifying at this weekend's United States Grand Prix. Having had numerous reliability issues earlier in the season, Vettel is likely to need a sixth power unit. Changing one component would result in a ten-place grid penalty, but changing every part requires Vettel to start from the pit lane and he said the regulations mean there is little point in putting extra mileage on the car in qualifying. “I think it's to be confirmed, but, yes, we have to get an extra engine at some stage this year and very likely at this event here,” Vettel said. “Obviously we had quite a bad first half of the season in...
Full Story »
11y ago from Crash.net 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Marussia set to miss United States Grand Prix

The Marussia F1 Team are set to join the Caterham F1 Team on the...
11y ago from TheCheckeredFlag....

Vital Statistics - the United States Grand PrixVital...

Sebastian Vettel (GER) Red Bull Racing RB9 leads at the start of the...
11y ago from Formula1.com

Marussia also set to miss United States GP

+ The Marussia F1 Team will miss the United States Grand Prix, F1 Supremo...
11y ago from RichlandF1.com

Marussia also set to miss United States GP

– Marussia is set to join Caterham in missing next weekend's United...
11y ago from GPUpdate.net

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Nicolo Bulega: If no 2027 MotoGP move arrives, it's...

Nicolo Bulega believes that not securing a 2027 MotoGP ride wouldn’t be...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Pato O'Ward issues damning verdict on ‘Mario...

Pato O'Ward isn't chasing F1 any more after falling out of love with...

IndyCar names officiating director ahead of Indy 500

IndyCar Officiating has announced Scot Elkins as the new Managing...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Arsenal view 65m Bundesliga ace as 'ideal piece of the...

Arsenal are interested in signing the Bayer Leverkusen playmaker Ibrahim...
2h ago from CaughtOffside.com

£80m target emerges as Chelsea seek upgrade after...

Chelsea are hoping to sign the Newcastle United attacker Anthony Gordon at...
4h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Guardiola: I loved seeing Rice say the title race is...

Man City boss Pep Guardiola says he "loves" Declan Rice's claim...
5h ago from SkySports.com

“If Arsenal don’t win anything, they have got that...

Former Chelsea midfielder has shared his thoughts on Arsenal striker...
7h ago from SportsKeeda.com

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.