News Details
Major blow to Sebastian Vettel's title hopes after Japan retirement
Sebastian Vettel's hopes of a fifth title and a first with Ferrari have taken a major blow after the German retired from the Japanese Grand Prix on the second lap of the race. Vettel lined up second on the grid alongside championship leader and chief rival Lewis Hamilton, but Ferrari spotted an issue with his car as he headed to the grid. Ferrari frantically begun working on his car whilst it sat on the grid (pictured), with the team blaming spark plugs as the cause of the issue, but were confident the problem had been fixed. Vettel immediately lost out to Red Bull's Max Verstappen at the start of the race and then gradually dropped behind Force India's Esteban Ocon...
Full Story »
Full Story »
6y ago from MotorsportWeek.com
0
You May Also Be Interested In...
Vettel suffers fresh blow with Japan exit
– Sebastian Vettel's title hopes have taken a fresh blow after the...
6y ago from GPUpdate.net
Vettel title hopes suffer major blow after Suzuka DNF
Sebastian Vettel's world championship hopes suffered another blow in the...
6y ago from Motorsport.com
Hamilton takes pole in Japan
Lewis Hamilton struck a huge psychological blow in the Formula One title...
6y ago from SuperSport.com
Vettel: In race trim we are closer to Mercedes
Sebastian Vettel finished qualifying for the Japanese Grand Prix but will...
6y ago from GrandPrix247.com
Elsewhere On The Network
Popular On MGPToday.com
Yamaha to test completely new MotoGP bike at Jerez
No description available...
13h ago from Motorsport.com
Raul Fernandez set to get 2024 Aprilia MotoGP bike at...
No description available...
17h ago from Motorsport.com
Quartararo: Marquez's Honda exit ‘woke a lot of...
Fabio Quartararo believes Marc Marquez's exit from Honda last term 'woke a...
1d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Could Acosta get a Verstappen-like mid-season...
No description available...
1d ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On IndyCarToday.com
McLaughlin disputes IndyCar's claim that rules...
Scott McLaughlin was one of the two Team Penske IndyCar drivers that were...
4h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
McLaughlin issues statement following St. Pete...
No description available...
4h ago from Motorsport.com
Full-time IndyCar move “an option” says supersub...
No description available...
7h ago from Motorsport.com
O’Ward retroactively given St. Pete win after Team...
The NTT IndyCar Series announced on Wednesday that all three Team Penske...
15h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Popular On TotalWRC.com
Ford simulator boosting M-Sport WRC Puma performances
No description available...
18h ago from Motorsport.com
Auction raises more than 50K for Craig Breen Foundation
No description available...
16h ago from Motorsport.com
FIA not at war with manufacturers over 2025 WRC...
No description available...
2d ago from Motorsport.com
ERC star Sesks secures WRC Rally1 graduation with...
No description available...
2d ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On GunnersToday.com
Arsenal Transfer News Roundup: Gunners not eyeing...
No description available...
30m ago from SportsKeeda.com
'In that physical game, I didn’t want to' - Jurgen...
No description available...
30m ago from SportsKeeda.com
Arsenal face huge Premier League competition for Real...
Whether or not Arsenal go on to win their first Premier League title in 20...
10m ago from CaughtOffside.com
'Watched 5 minutes of yesterday's Arsenal game and...
No description available...
10h ago from SportsKeeda.com
Comments
Hottest News
Rosberg details uncompromising Mercedes crash policy
Nico Rosberg has revealed a policy from his time... Read More »
50m ago from RacingNews365.com
F1 News Today: Horner reveals Verstappen SECRET as team...
Red Bull continued their dominant start to the... Read More »
1h ago from GPFans.com
Ferrari announce DRASTIC change as Verstappen issues dire...
Roses are red, violets are blue, and now Ferrari... Read More »
7h ago from GPFans.com