Engine trouble cuts short Friday morning running for Vettel
Ferrari suffer the first real breakdown of pre-season testing
Sebastian Vettel's problematic pre-season continued on the final day of the first pre-season test as his Ferrari sustained an engine issue that brought his morning session to a halt.
Vettel missed the opening day on Wednesday at Barcelona's Circuit de Catalunya through illness as he was still feeling the effects of a bout of flu from the week before.
That resulted in Ferrari altering its programme to accommodate Charles Leclerc over the first day and a half, with four-time champion Vettel taking over in the cockpit of the SF1000 from Thursday afternoon and throughout Friday.
But after just 94 minutes of the Friday session, Vettel's car stopped at Turn 12, leading to it being returned to the garage on the back of a flat-red truck underneath a Ferrari red cover.
The team revealed Vettel would not return to the track until the afternoon.
A team spokesperson said: "We had to stop due to an engine problem, whose exact cause we will investigate back in Maranello.
"We are now fitting a new engine so we will be back on track in the afternoon."
Vettel had completed 40 laps by the time of his stoppage, with his best being a one minute 18.384secs.
Related
More F1 news
Latest F1 news
Recommended by the editors
F1 Social
F1 official account hammered by fans: 'Now a meme page for teenagers'
F1 on TV
F1 legend Martin Brundle reacts after bizarre microphone sock biting interview
Latest F1 News
FIA president welcomes Christian Horner return to F1
Lewis Hamilton
Lewis Hamilton makes rude gesture by flipping off F1 rival at Miami Grand Prix
Races
-
Grand Prix of Australia 2026
-
Grand Prix of China 2026
-
Grand Prix of Japan 2026
-
Grand Prix of Bahrain 2026
-
Saudi Arabian Grand Prix 2026
-
Miami Grand Prix 2026
-
Grand Prix du Canada 2026
-
Grand Prix De Monaco 2026
-
Gran Premio de Barcelona-Catalunya 2026
-
Grand Prix of Austria 2026
-
Grand Prix of Great Britain 2026
-
Grand Prix of Belgium 2026
-
Grand Prix of Hungary 2026
-
Dutch Grand Prix 2026
-
Grand Prix of Italy 2026
-
Gran Premio de España 2026
-
Grand Prix of Azerbaijan 2026
-
Grand Prix of Singapore 2026
-
Grand Prix of the United States 2026
-
Gran Premio de la Ciudad de Mexico 2026
-
Grande Prêmio de São Paulo 2026
-
Las Vegas Grand Prix 2026
-
Qatar Grand Prix 2026
-
Grand Prix of Abu Dhabi 2026
Follow us on your favorite social media channel
Editorial & corporate information
Avenue HQ
10–12 East Parade
Leeds
LS1 2BH
United Kingdom Regional correspondence
View contact page