It's a tricky place, especially the last sector. I wasn't happy in practice. I wasn't happy with the car and I wasn't happy with myself. But I always thought there was more in the car. Sebastian Vettel More Quotes by Sebastian Vettel More Quotes From Sebastian Vettel I'm very proud to be the first winner of the Indian Grand Prix, but then on the other hand we recently lost two of our mates. I didn't know Dan Wheldon, but he was big in motorsport, and then this year I got to know Marco Simoncelli, so our thoughts are with them at the moment. Sebastian Vettel two hands years After 10 weeks away from Formula One, when they started the engine here at Valencia and everything was vibrating, I found myself sitting in the RB7 and smiling. Sebastian Vettel week sitting found All in all it was a smooth race, the car was very well balanced. I'm very proud to be the first winner here in India. Sebastian Vettel car india race I was quite emotional when I finished my lap, but had to wait for other drivers to cross the line to hear whether I'd actually done it. It feels very special, but I acknowledge that the old master, Nigel Mansell, took his 14 poles from only 16 races. Sebastian Vettel emotional race waiting If you are out in two races and someone else has a good couple of races, it could change. So all we do is try to get the optimum every time. Sebastian Vettel couple race two Our car looks better than everything I've seen so far. Sebastian Vettel car looks Alexander Albon would be ignorant if Alexander Albon wouldn't look at it. As Lewis mentioned, it's very difficult for us to get acceptance from outside because we don't have the smallest footprint as the races happen around the world, in general, Formula One I feel should do more... we should send a much stronger message. Everybody can do something, contribute a little bit. Sebastian Vettel sports I couldn't stay with the pace that I had to, then we covered for Lewis and at that point we pitted way earlier than everyone else and that determined the race result. Sebastian Vettel sports So you need people from outside, investors. The government is not happy to support. Sebastian Vettel sports I've had worse ones, at least I took part, i didn't have a great feeling this afternoon and Sebastian Vettel need a great feeling to throw the car from one side to the other. Sebastian Vettel sports Obviously, the car was broken so we couldn't fire up and go, we lost parts of Q2( the second phase of qualifying) and then Q3 completely. Sebastian Vettel sports This weekend, the biggest aim was to close the gap as much as possible and we failed, we have to understand why some of the bits we brought didn't work and hopefully we can try again and the track layout in Austria next week will go our way. Sebastian Vettel sports It was quite tricky, the track cooled down, it was difficult to find the right balance, in the end, I had a good lap but I had no tow. Sebastian Vettel sports I think it will be an intense race. Anything can happen here and safety cars are very likely, the good point is that our car was really good this afternoon so it should be in a good place tomorrow. Sebastian Vettel sports He was digesting the scene and the emotion was such that he did( make) a big mistake. He slowly understood that he did( make) a big mistake and at least he assured me that it would never happen again, time will tell if it never happens again but, if it does, the consequences will be very severe. Sebastian Vettel sports I think the last couple of races have been harsh and tough for us but very, very useful, it’s not that easy to change overnight but there is a plan and I think the second half should be stronger in that regard. Sebastian Vettel sports I think we have the right people on board, obviously it's a big change now which doesn’t impact on tomorrow's work but obviously for the future, no doubt about it, but I think things are headed in the right direction. Sebastian Vettel sports Obviously there will be a difference but in the short term it doesn’t change that much. Sebastian Vettel sports I think we have done good steps in the past but probably not enough, compared to other people, so I think there's a lot of catching up for us to do, we need to make the car quicker, to put more downforce in it, make it more efficient at the same time, and add a bit of power. Sebastian Vettel sports I'm personally not a fan ... and I think, speaking on behalf of all the drivers, no driver is. Sebastian Vettel sports
