Jolyon Palmer: "Vettel's spin in the race in Bahrain was amateur"

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13:38, 07 Apr 2019

Former Formula 1 driver and now columnist Jolyon Palmer believes Sebastian Vettel's spin in Bahrain was amateur. Palmer also talks through the event which cost Vettel of an almost certain podium finish.

So far, Ferrari hasn't produced the results everyone expected. In Australia, Mercedes dominated proceedings as Scuderia didn't have any pace. While in Bahrain, Vettel spun, and Charles Leclerc got unlucky with an engine issue.

"Vettel's spin in the race in Bahrain was amateur," Palmer, former Renault driver, said in his BBC column.

"The move was done. Vettel then lit up the rear tyres, too heavy on the throttle on the exit and simply spun the car. He was clearly flustered by the Mercedes coming through and panicked.

"The spin was different to his three at the back end of last year because this one was on the exit of the corner, rather than on the entry or at the apex with a car squeezing him from the outside. But the reason for it seems to be the same - panic in the heat of battle."

Mercedes leads the constructors' championship with an almost perfect 87 points. Meanwhile, Vettel is 5th in the drivers' standings, behind youngsters Max Verstappen and teammate Leclerc.

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	171
2	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	131
3	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	125
4	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	80
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	79
6	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	79
7	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	73
8	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	42
9	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	41
10	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	30
11	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
12	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	16
13	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	14
14	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
15	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	5
16	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	3
17	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
18	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	1
19	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
20	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
21	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
22	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0

Jolyon Palmer: "Vettel's spin in the race in Bahrain was amateur"

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