Even the wet conditions, in which the car’s speed differences are mostly blurred, did not help increase Ferrari’s chances of a good result. In the end, the maximum for Scuderia was Vettel’s close progress to the final Q3, where he set the slowest time with a loss of 2.4 seconds to Lewis Hamilton.
“Honestly, yes,” Vettel said when asked if he expected to do better in the wet. “It was a difficult qualification for us. We had a problem getting the tires to work, and now we have to look at that. Especially at the end of Q2 and Q3, I struggled with aquaplaning, “he added.
“It was not ideal. We have to make sure that we have learned the most from this qualification and take it to the next wet ride. There should be a drought tomorrow, which is different. We will fight tomorrow and try everything. “
Leclerc missed out on Q3
As a week ago, one Ferrari did not advance to the top ten pilots in qualifying for the Red Bull Ring. This time, Charles Leclerc was behind his wheel, finishing 11th today. The opportunity to improve time was lost when the rain intensified at the end of Q2.
“Unfortunately, it started to rain when we set off on the second set. But the main problem today was that we were not fast enough. We couldn’t do much. We lost 1.8 seconds. Let’s look at it, but we’re too slow at the moment. We just have to work, “said Leclerc.
In addition, after qualifying, Leclerc was summoned to the stewards for two different incidents. At first, Leclerc did not return to the pits immediately when qualifying was stopped due to Antonio Giovinazzi’s stationary car. In the second incident, he was to stay in Q2 while passing the 9th and 10th turns of Daniil Kvjat.
It was for the delay of the AlphyTaury pilot that Monačan was punished by being postponed by three positions and will start the race from 14th place.
