TRYING TO STEER AWAY FROM TROUBLE
Having finished third and some way behind the Silver Arrows, Sebastian Vettel explained after the race that he had suffered from a steering issue in the final 20 laps of the 53-lap Italian Grand Prix.
“I went off in Turn 1 and I think something broke in the car,” said the four-time world champion. “The left-hand side of the steering was a bit down and I couldn’t trust the car, especially on braking and it’s a braking track. So the last laps I don’t think they showed the pace we could have gone.
“I think we probably lacked something like half a second per lap today but there’s not all the parts of the race you can judge. I’m not worried too much about the gap. As I said before, Monza is a specific place. If you have that extra bit and confidence then it makes a big difference.”
If the problem is confirmed, then it won’t be the first time this year that Vettel’s progress has been hampered by a handling issue. It was already the case in Hungary where the Ferrari ace was on the back foot right from the start, though this did not prevent him from winning the race.
