Sebastian Vettel has called on the Red Bull team to refocus after they made a crucial error during the German’s second stop for tyres in Silverstone.
A rear-jack issue meant Vettel was held in his pit box for an extended period of time, allowing Fernando Alonso to take the lead and subsequent victory – Ferrari’s first of the season.
However, the 24-year-old says he and the team must accept they were beaten on Sunday.
“It was a tough race and Ferrari was very quick, Fernando in particular, and they beat us. We need to accept it, and to understand when you get beaten you have to accept it,” he said in a post-race interview.
“It was a lesson to learn, and it is up to us now to refocus and make sure that we come back with stronger performance for the next couple of races. It is a very important time now for the championship.
“We are in a good position still, but we need to keep working on ourselves because the otherwise the others come too close for our liking.”
Red Bull currently have a 110-point lead over McLaren in the constructors’ title, whilst Vettel has an 80-point gap to teammate Mark Webber.
Sebastian Vettel has called on the Red Bull team to refocus after they made a crucial error during the German’s second stop for tyres in Silverstone.
A rear-jack issue meant Vettel was held in his pit box for an extended period of time, allowing Fernando Alonso to take the lead and subsequent victory – Ferrari’s first of the season.
However, the 24-year-old says he and the team must accept they were beaten on Sunday.
“It was a tough race and Ferrari was very quick, Fernando in particular, and they beat us. We need to accept it, and to understand when you get beaten you have to accept it,” he said in a post-race interview.
“It was a lesson to learn, and it is up to us now to refocus and make sure that we come back with stronger performance for the next couple of races. It is a very important time now for the championship.
“We are in a good position still, but we need to keep working on ourselves because the otherwise the others come too close for our liking.”
Red Bull currently have a 110-point lead over McLaren in the constructors’ title, whilst Vettel has an 80-point gap to teammate Mark Webber.
