Official: Vettel penalized five grid places
Sebastian Vettel is definitely having a topsy-turvy Saturday. Only 15th in qualifying, the Ferrari driver, guilty of overtaking under a red flag, will furthermore have to drop five places on the grid this Sunday.
Due to a problem with his Ferrari’s Power Unit, Sebastian Vettel had to make an unusually early stop in Q1 yesterday. Although he qualified 15th on merit, the German will start 20th after receiving a penalty from race management.
In fact, under the regime of one of the many red flags during Free Practice 3, Sebastian Vettel overtook Roberto Mehri’s Manor. An error that the stewards clearly do not forgive. The four-time world champion also received three penalty points on his license.
Before his summons to the race direction, Sebastian Vettel did not really deny: « There was a red flag and I was behind a Manor. But I don’t know if he had a problem or not, he was really slow and I overtook him. »
Only Max Verstappen and Jenson Button will start behind the Ferrari driver, who should therefore lead a strong comeback… if his Power Unit allows him to.
