Sebastian Vettel has revealed he was told by his team to quit the race after suffering a left-front brake failure toward the end of the Spanish GP.
The German ended the race in third after taking the decision to continue.
“As I got back onto the track, the team told me that I should quit the race,” explained Vettel. “[The team said] you are at risk because of the broken brake was too great,” he told Auto und Motor sport.
“I asked them on the radio if [retiring] was really necessary or whether I could just drive slowly and pick up two or three points.
“I got no answer,” said Vettel. “So I drove. In the middle of the last curve I got the message ‘continue, but be careful’, but it was too late anyway. I was already past the pit entry.”
Vettel got round the failure by adjusting the brake bias to the rear of the car as well as coasting into the corners and using the Red Bull’s superior downforce levels to slow the car, reducing his reliance on the brakes.
