News Details

Vettel: Mercedes got lucky with strategy

Mercedes were able to pull off the one-stopper to perfection in Mexico, but Sebastian Vettel feels they had a fair bit of luck too. Charles Leclerc headed a Ferrari one-two ahead of Vettel in the opening stages of the Mexican Grand Prix, but Lewis Hamilton was able to pit on Lap 23 for the hard tyres and take them all the way until the end to claim victory. Vettel would finish the race just over a second behind Hamilton, and while he feels Ferrari maybe didn't quite have the pace to counter Hamilton's one-stop strategy, he does think that Mercedes got a little lucky and couldn't have known that it was going to work. 'I think if you start on the front row you're fighting for victory, so in...
Full Story »
6y ago from PlanetF1.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

‘Mercedes not faster than Ferrari, but made...

Ferrari boss, Mattia Binotto, feels that Mercedes were not quicker than...
6y ago from PlanetF1.com

Vettel frustrated with Ferrari strategy in Mexico

Sebastian Vettel lamented a blunt strategy at the Mexican Grand Prix,...
6y ago from GPFans.com

Hamilton perfects one-stop strategy for Mexico F1...

Lewis Hamilton moved to within touching distance of his sixth Formula 1...
6y ago from Crash.net

Vettel: Red Bull favourites but beatable

Red Bull are likely to once again be the team to beat in Mexico this...
6y ago from PlanetF1.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Jorge Martin reveals how Marco Bezzecchi pushed him...

Jorge Martin admits that Aprilia team-mate Marco Bezzecchi is pushing him...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Kalle Rovanpera returns to WRC with Subaru

Double WRC Champion Kalle Rovanpera is set to return to the WRC next year...
31m ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Fabrizio Romano says Arsenal have made 'calls' over...

Transfer news expert Fabrizio Romano has reported that Arsenal have been...
31m ago from CaughtOffside.com

Arsenal 'monitoring' impressive Champions League...

Arsenal are reportedly monitoring Bayer Leverkusen's talented young...
2h ago from CaughtOffside.com

£260m valuation set for three Newcastle stars amid...

Newcastle United have set their asking prices for star trio Sandro Tonali,...
3h ago from CaughtOffside.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.