Vettel unlucky again!
Engine failure at the last Monza appearance
Created: 09/11/2022, 16:21
By: Stefan Schmid
Sebastian Vettel only sat in his cockpit for 11 laps at Monza.
© IMAGO/Zak Mauger
Formula 1 star Sebastian Vettel's losing streak in Monza continued in the race.
In lap 11 his car retires with an engine failure.
Monza - Ex-Formula 1 world champion Sebastian Vettel wanted to present himself in the best possible way at his last appearance in Monza before the end of his career at the site of his first triumph - Vettel won his very first Grand Prix there in 2008.
Even if it was to be expected that the Aston Martin would not score any points at the Italian Grand Prix (the live ticker to read), the early failure should really get on the mind of the Heppenheimer.
Formula 1: Vettel out with engine damage at the Italian Grand Prix in Monza
Sebastian Vettel was lucky with the starting grid for the race.
Because of countless penalties, he slipped from actually 17th position in qualifying to 11th place.
But that was it with luck for the former world champion in Monza.
On the 11th lap, heavy smoke rose from his car.
"I'm losing power"
(German: "I'm losing power"; ed.)
He announced via radio to his box.
Shortly afterwards, after curve 7, he parked his car on the green strip.
It's not the first unfortunate situation for the German in Monza.
First he had to hand over the first free practice session to junior driver Nyck de Vries.
In the 3rd training session there were problems with the cooling on his car.
Accordingly, qualifying went badly for Vettel.
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Vettel after Monza-Aus: engine failure "announced a lap before"
Vettel looked visibly crushed by his early failure.
"Of course it's a shame not to have the chance to intervene further," said the driver in a
Sky
interview shortly after the failure.
The damage to the engine "was announced a lap beforehand", but then it came as such a surprise that it was no longer possible to react.
However, the Heppenheimer also admitted that Monza "is not our
(from Aston Martin; ed.)
route."
(sch)