Vettel couldn't find a rhythm: "Couldn't drive many good laps"

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21:08, 31 Jul 2020

For Sebastian Vettel the Friday prior to the Grand Prix of Great Britain was a day to forget quickly. In the first free practice he didn't act at all and in the second he only rode an eighteenth time. To Formula 1 he explained what went wrong.

"It was a disturbed day. We had a problem with the brake pedal and we had to stop and fix it. So it was a bit difficult to get into a rhythm, but I think there are generally still small things to learn from and take with us to tomorrow".

Vettel felt he couldn't do enough laps

"I was probably out of it myself, out of my rhythm. You especially need a few good laps here and we haven't been able to do so."

So Vettel admits that today it wasn't just the car's fault that it didn't go any faster. Nevertheless, the German remains positive. Good night's sleep and other weather conditions will probably do him and his Ferrari SF1000 good.

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

Vettel couldn't find a rhythm: "Couldn't drive many good laps"

Vettel felt he couldn't do enough laps

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