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F1: I’m Happy With Third, Vettel Insists
Sebastian Vettel came on strong at the end of the British GP to finish on the podium...
Sebastian Vettel never seriously challenged for the victory at Silverstone Circuit. (Photo: Getty Images)
Sebastian Vettel insists that he was happy to take home third place at Silverstone, despite being outrun by Red Bull teammate and race winner Mark Webber.
Vettel lost a spot to Felipe Massa at the start, and then both men lost ground to the leaders while stuck behind Michael Schumacher. Ultimately, he was unable to regain the time he lost in those early laps.
“The start was not too good, to be honest. I lost a little bit too much,” said the German. “I had too much wheel slip and I could see the first row disappearing. It was quite tight and with Felipe, he had a better start and I lost the position to him.
“And then I think it was down to turn four, it was extremely tight. I tried to defend the position to Kimi (Raikkonen), who was right behind. I think I damaged the front wing a little bit. Not sure how bad it was. But it didn't turn out to be a massive disadvantage.
“So from there I got stuck a little bit. Once I got close to get past Felipe, but he did a very good job. He was very hard but very fair, so I enjoyed that a lot, and then we did the right thing coming in a little bit earlier and used the momentum and got past both Michael and Felipe at the same time, which was good. I was just a little bit too far away to get Fernando (Alonso) at the end.
“I’m sure if the race had been a little bit longer, then it would have been different but that’s how it is, so I’m very happy with third today.”
Vettel said he was looking forward to the next race in Germany, an event he has yet to win.
“Obviously, I’m looking forward to the next race, looking forward to Germany,” the reigning World Champion said. “It should be a very good one for us. I feel the car is picking up speed, so I definitely feel happier since the last race. This one … I think we struggled last year here, in particular. Ferrari had the upper hand, so I think this year we had a much better balanced car in that regard.
“So it seems we are on the right track, so let’s see if I succeed this year. It’s a race like every other. Sure it would be very special to win, but I don’t score more points just by winning my home race.”
Adam Cooper notched up his 27th season as a racing journalist in 2011. He has written about F1 for SPEED.com since 2005. Follow him on Twitter.
Vettel lost a spot to Felipe Massa at the start, and then both men lost ground to the leaders while stuck behind Michael Schumacher. Ultimately, he was unable to regain the time he lost in those early laps.
“The start was not too good, to be honest. I lost a little bit too much,” said the German. “I had too much wheel slip and I could see the first row disappearing. It was quite tight and with Felipe, he had a better start and I lost the position to him.
“And then I think it was down to turn four, it was extremely tight. I tried to defend the position to Kimi (Raikkonen), who was right behind. I think I damaged the front wing a little bit. Not sure how bad it was. But it didn't turn out to be a massive disadvantage.
“So from there I got stuck a little bit. Once I got close to get past Felipe, but he did a very good job. He was very hard but very fair, so I enjoyed that a lot, and then we did the right thing coming in a little bit earlier and used the momentum and got past both Michael and Felipe at the same time, which was good. I was just a little bit too far away to get Fernando (Alonso) at the end.
“I’m sure if the race had been a little bit longer, then it would have been different but that’s how it is, so I’m very happy with third today.”
Vettel said he was looking forward to the next race in Germany, an event he has yet to win.
“Obviously, I’m looking forward to the next race, looking forward to Germany,” the reigning World Champion said. “It should be a very good one for us. I feel the car is picking up speed, so I definitely feel happier since the last race. This one … I think we struggled last year here, in particular. Ferrari had the upper hand, so I think this year we had a much better balanced car in that regard.
“So it seems we are on the right track, so let’s see if I succeed this year. It’s a race like every other. Sure it would be very special to win, but I don’t score more points just by winning my home race.”
Adam Cooper notched up his 27th season as a racing journalist in 2011. He has written about F1 for SPEED.com since 2005. Follow him on Twitter.
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