Formula 1: “Confirmation of the disaster” – Vettel without a chance in Spa

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Dhe disastrous season of Sebastian Vettel in Formula 1 experiences a new low. At the Belgian Grand Prix in Spa, the German barely reached the second qualifying session for the 15 best drivers, and until shortly before the end he was in 19th and penultimate place.

In the second session, Vettel finally retired in his Ferrari with no chance, and on Sunday he will start the race from 14th on the grid. His team-mate Charles Leclerc also did not reach the top ten, he was one place ahead of Vettel. “For Ferrari that is the confirmation of the catastrophe,” said long-time Formula 1 driver Ralf Schumacher on Sky.

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“We know that we are not particularly strong at the moment,” said a frustrated Vettel after his fourth qualifying out of this season and announced that he would still give everything tomorrow. Leclerc said, “This is difficult to explain and definitely a step backwards.”

Vettel was even last in training

The renewed setback had already been more than indicated in the last free practice session on Saturday afternoon, where Vettel was even last. The four-time Formula 1 world champion was over two seconds slower in his Ferrari than Lewis Hamilton in the Mercedes in first place.

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The World Cup leader confirmed this in qualifying on Saturday. And in an impressive manner. With a track record time the Briton secured pole position. Hamilton relegated his team-mate Valtteri Bottas to second place with a lead of over half a second.

Mercedes has taken all pole positions so far this season. For Hamilton it is the 93rd of his career and the fifth this year. Hamilton starts from pole for the sixth time at Spa. World Cup runner-up Max Verstappen came in third in the Red Bull, he was only 15 thousandths of a second slower than Bottas.