Vettel delivers perfect response to Friday crash
Vettel delivers perfect response to Friday crash
Sebastian Vettel responded in style to his crash in Friday practice by setting a Marina Bay Circuit lap record in Saturday's FP3 to deliver an ominous warning of Ferrari's qualifying potential. Vettel was more than half a second clear of title rival Lewis Hamilton in the session, with a top time of one minute 38.054 seconds.
FP3 CLASSIFICATION: @ScuderiaFerrari are looking very strong ahead of qualifying #SingaporeGP ???????? #F1 pic.twitter.com/phSi8bBX62 — Formula 1 (@F1) September 15, 2018
Vettel was unable to set a qualifying simulation and missed out on his entire long-run program on Friday after clipping the wall and retuning to the pits with coolant leaking from his car.
Although Hamilton set the quickest time in the middle sector, his best lap time was 0.0504 seconds adrift, with Valtteri Bottas four hundredths further back.
Red Bull are expected to challenge in qualifying, but Daniel Ricciardo and Max Verstappen were fifth and sixth on the timesheets, more than a second down on Vettel's best lap.
Verstappen complained of unexpected engine braking during the session, although Ricciardo's similar pace suggests that something might be awry across the Red Bull garage.
Max ain't happy ????
???? "The product in the back of this car is not working like I want to"#SingaporeGP ???????? #F1 pic.twitter.com/kPg5JHaTvw — Formula 1 (@F1) September 15, 2018
Asked for feedback, Verstappen said over team radio: "The product in the back of this car is not working like I want it to!"
Kimi Raikkonen slotted into second behind his team-mate, albeit three tenths down.
Romain Grosjean delivered an impressive run to seventh, four tenths ahead of the upgraded Force India of Esteban Ocon and just four tenths down on Verstappen.
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