Sebastian Vettel concedes the final sector in Barcelona proved to be “more than an Achilles’ Heel” for Ferrari during qualifying for Formula 1’s Spanish Grand Prix. Despite bringing an upgraded engine and host of updates, Ferrari lagged well behind Mercedes throughout practice and qualifying, with Vettel ending up a massive eight-tenths adrift of pacesetter Valtteri Bottas in third place.  Both Ferrari drivers were quicker than the Mercedes pair in the opening two sectors, but lost significant time in the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya’s tight and technical final sector. “It [sector three] seems to be more than an Achilles’ Heel at the moment,” Vettel said. “I just spoke...
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