Brazil GP: Vettel hoped to finish 4th ahead of the McLarens

Sebastian Vettel had a difficult start in Brazil, getting overtaken by several cars, but he recovered well afterwards and managed to climb up the ranks, eventually crossing the finish line in 5th position.

« I got off to a good start but I had nowhere to go. At turn 4, perhaps I didn’t have good memories [of being hit by Bruno Senna’s Williams] from two years ago. I left too much space and lost two positions because I couldn’t get the power. I had to fight hard to get them back, » Vettel said, as quoted by GPUpdate.

But the reigning four-time world champion is disappointed not to have managed to overtake Button’s McLaren, which finished 4th ahead of him: « At the start of the race, I was hoping for more against the McLarens, but we weren’t that competitive today. I was hoping for one more position, but 5th is sufficient. »

On the other Red Bull front, things did not go as well for Daniel Ricciardo, who saw his series of 15 consecutive point finishes come to an end due to a suspension break: « From yesterday afternoon, the weekend went badly. I felt some vibrations when I was braking. You think it might be related to the tires, so you don’t pay too much attention, but when I braked at turn 1, I went straight. I returned to the pits and the team told me it was a suspension break. It was unfortunate. »