Sebastian Vettel and Ferrari still have a lot of sand in the machine. Now the racing team is even exposed to accusations of sabotage. What is it about these rumors?
- In Formula 1 * , Sebastian Vettel's crisis at Ferrari worsened : The 33-year-old did not achieve a good result in qualifying in Spain * either.
- In addition to speculation about a premature separation, Ferrari * is now even exposed to allegations of sabotage .
- Team boss Mattia Binotto takes a position on Vettel's role in the Italian racing team.
Munich - Sebastian Vettel is not working and the search for the reason occupies him. In interviews, the still Ferrari driver no longer bothered to hide his perplexity and disappointment. After another disappointing result in qualifying (eleventh place) at the Spanish Grand Prix , Vettel stepped in front of the microphone in a low voice and tried to explain: "I press the reset button before every race weekend and try to get the best out of it."
Formula 1: Vettel at Ferrari - mediocrity becomes normal
But Vettel and his Ferrari car have not yet found each other. His race results so far speak a clear language: tenth place in Austria, retirement in Styria, sixth place in Hungary, tenth and twelfth place in Great Britain. He also doesn't expect “miracles” at the Spanish Grand Prix * . In qualifying in Barcelona , the Heppenheimer failed for the third time in six races before the important third and final qualifying segment. Vettel's mediocrity becomes normal and that can not meet his own standards and those of Ferrari .
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- Formula 1 (@ F1) August 15, 2020Will there be a premature separation between Vettel and Ferrari? "That would be a shame"
The end of the cooperation between the Italian racing team and the German has been certain for a long time, but now the question is even increasing whether both parties can get through the rest of the season together? Team boss Mattia Binotto and Vettel are not said to have an easy relationship. The four-time world champion did not agree with the way he left Ferrari, the traditional Rennstahl no longer sees a future in Vettel and has already announced a successor in Carlos Sainz (currently Mclaren). So if Ferrari pulls the tear line, should the crisis at Vettel worsen further?
Binotto still vehemently rejects such speculations. "It would be a shame if we would do something like that," he said in an interview with Bild am Sonntag when asked about Vettel's early expulsion . “Sebastian is part of our family. Regardless of the decisions we've made for the future, he's part of the Ferrari family. "
Formula 1: allegations of sabotage against Ferrari - Binotto: "That is completely wrong"
What Vettel also has to nibble on is the fact that his team-mate Charles Leclerc (22) is sometimes significantly faster throughout the season (in qualifying in Spain, however, the native of Monegas only made tenth place). As a result, Ferrari was even exposed to rumors of sabotage . “That is completely wrong,” Binotto replied to BamS, “first of all because we need Sebastian and his talent. We need him for our success. To get more points in the constructors' world championship , we need two successful drivers. "
Should Ferrari still deal with a separation, since Vettel is now lacking support in the team? "Sebastian had and still has the full support of Ferrari," said Binotto: "I understand that a lot has been written in Germany about alleged tensions between him and us, but that is all total nonsense. Although everyone knows that this is his last season, he is behaving perfectly well. "
So what remains is still perplexity - one reason why Vettel is not running at Ferrari does not exist, according to Binotto. I think there is no direct justification for this. If there were, we would have already done something. ”It remains to be seen how this separation with obstacles continues. (kus) * tz.de is part of the nationwide Ippen-Digital editors network.