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F1: Vettel Sympathizes With Soggy Spa Spectators
Sebastian Vettel says there's "nobody to blame" for the rain that plagued Friday's practices at Spa...
Sebastian Vettel drives in the rain on Friday at Spa. (Photo: LAT Photographic)
Sebastian Vettel says that conditions were impossible at Spa on Friday, and also expressed sympathy for fans who saw hardly any running.
“There’s nobody to blame,” said the World Champion. “It’s not the best weather for us, because there’s too much water. Obviously we’d love to go out, but we can’t. It’s a shame, especially for the people around the track.
“I think they’ve been very brave today. It’s quite windy and maybe not so nice to spend your day in the grandstands. Hopefully, they’ll come back tomorrow with dry clothes, and we’ll have some sunshine. That’s the forecast.
“I think in the end, we can’t race in these conditions. If you’re by yourself then obviously you can ease off on the straights. You can’t really stay full throttle; there’s too much water, the tires cannot get rid of the water, the drainage is not made for these conditions.
“If you imagine you race, if you are behind someone, on top of all that you can’t see. It’s pretty bad for us. Our cars are not made for that much rain. The forecast looks good though, so hopefully all the people will come back tomorrow and have a nice weekend.”
Vettel said he wasn’t frustrated to not be able to enjoy a proper day in the car after such a long break.
“It’s just one more night,” he said. “It doesn’t really matter. I like rain, but it’s good to see that after a long time and a long summer that there’s also some rain, but maybe it’s not the best day for that.”
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.
“There’s nobody to blame,” said the World Champion. “It’s not the best weather for us, because there’s too much water. Obviously we’d love to go out, but we can’t. It’s a shame, especially for the people around the track.
“I think they’ve been very brave today. It’s quite windy and maybe not so nice to spend your day in the grandstands. Hopefully, they’ll come back tomorrow with dry clothes, and we’ll have some sunshine. That’s the forecast.
“I think in the end, we can’t race in these conditions. If you’re by yourself then obviously you can ease off on the straights. You can’t really stay full throttle; there’s too much water, the tires cannot get rid of the water, the drainage is not made for these conditions.
“If you imagine you race, if you are behind someone, on top of all that you can’t see. It’s pretty bad for us. Our cars are not made for that much rain. The forecast looks good though, so hopefully all the people will come back tomorrow and have a nice weekend.”
Vettel said he wasn’t frustrated to not be able to enjoy a proper day in the car after such a long break.
“It’s just one more night,” he said. “It doesn’t really matter. I like rain, but it’s good to see that after a long time and a long summer that there’s also some rain, but maybe it’s not the best day for that.”
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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