NO BLAME GAME
F
errari’s Sebastian Vettel refused
to blame his team for a wrong
strategy call after the four times
World Champion missed out on an
elusive first win of the 2016 Formula
One season at the Canadian Grand
Prix in Montreal.
The German made a lightning
start to pass the Mercedes pairing
of Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg
into the first corner in Montreal.
Ferrari believed a one-stop race
would not be possible, so Vettel pitted
early on a two-stop strategy - a move
that backfired when Hamilton’s tyres
lasted longer than they had expected.
The Briton, a triple world
champion, made only one stop
and celebrated the 45th win of his
Formula One career and fifth in
Canada.
“I’m not a big fan of blaming
anyone or anything,” said Vettel
after finishing five seconds behind
Hamilton at the Circuit Gilles
Villeneuve. “I think it was a great
weekend for Ferrari.
“We’ve had a difficult start to the
season because we were never really
able to show the true performance of
the car and this was maybe the first
clean weekend.”
Vettel revealed Ferrari had
committed fairly early to a two-stop
plan, adding: “It was probably the
right thing to do in terms of getting to
the chequered flag the quickest way.