“It breaks my balls,” that’s the reaction from Sebastian Vettel after he retired from the lead of his second race in a row.
The Red Bull driver lost control at turn 13 after his brakes failed.
Vettel had reported vibrations earlier on in the lap and planned to pit for new tyres, but as he approached the final few corners, he couldn’t slow the car and slid off the track into the gravel trap.
“We had a braking failure,” he said. “Earlier on the lap I felt some vibrations. There was nothing I could have done and I lost the car. It’s a shame as I think we had the race under control even though the conditions were difficult.”
Red Bull’s reliability let them down in 2009 and Vettel is determined not to let that happen again.
“We are all pushing and trying to do our best. It’s nobody’s fault, but we need to get on top of it and make sure that we see the chequered flag in Malaysia.”
