The Scuderia Ferrari Formula One team has been a regular on the front row of the grid this season, including taking two pole positions since the last Singapore Grand Prix, and they almost made it three in Brazil on Saturday afternoon
With Lewis Hamilton out in the opening session after hitting the wall on his first flying lap, Sebastian Vettel was the man at the top of the time sheets right up to the last run in Q3.
Unfortunately, he lost out on the coveted pole position to the Mercedes of Valtteri Bottas by a mere 38 milliseconds in the dying seconds of the session.
On Sunday in what is expected to be warmer and drier conditions, the 71-lap race promises to provide fans with lots of excitement…
“We have improved since Friday, and that's the important thing” said Seb. “I was happy with my car today, but on my last run, I was perhaps a bit too shy in braking for the first corner.”
“I had a better run at the end of my out-lap, so there was probably more grip than I expected there. In the last sector, I knew I could make up for some of the lost time, and I did, but it wasn't enough.”
“However, it was very close, and we're usually even closer in race conditions, so my motivation is high for tomorrow and I'll being aiming for a win”.
